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How many stages of relapse are there?
3
What is the first stage of relapse?
Emotional Relapse
What is mental relapse?
You are starting to think about using, glorifying the past, and justifying it in your head.
What is the third stage of relapse called?
Physical Relapse
What are the three stages of relapse?
Emotional, mental, and physical
Is it normal to experience signs of emotional relapse?
Yes, to an extent
What are 2 signs of mental relapse?
Thinking about people you used with and places you used, glorifying, lying, hanging out with people you used with, justifying relapse, planning relapse around other people's schedules
What's the difference between mental and physical relapse?
Mental relapse is thinking about it, physical relapse is actually doing it.
Why is relapse considered a process, not an event?
Relapse does not start when you use. It starts long before that and there are various stages of relapse leading up to using.
Which of these is not a symptom of emotional relapse?
Defensiveness
Isolation
Using
Not going to AA meetings
Anger
What does play the tape through mean?
You may think you will have just one drink. Playing the tape through means thinking about what will really happen, how does this usually play out? How did it end up when you were using before? What were the consequences? How did your life look?
What does physical relapse look like? What would be one example of this?
Anything to do with getting or using drugs/alcohol.
This could be calling your dealer, driving to the liquor store, purchasing the drugs or alcohol, and using them.
What is the difference between emotional relapse and mental relapse?
In emotional relapse you are not thinking about using, but your feelings and behaviours are setting you up for relapse. In mental relapse, a war is starting in your head, to use or not to use, that is the question
What would emotional relapse look like for you and how would you deal with it?
Signs: Isolation, Not asking for help, Not going to meetings, Poor eating habits, Poor sleep habits, Anxiety, Intolerance, Anger, Defensiveness, Mood swings
What to do: become aware, practice selfcare, look to safety/discharge plan, reach out for help, Use coping strategies/grounding techniques
What would mental relapse look like for you and how would you deal with it?
Signs: Thinking about people you used with and places you used, glorifying, lying, hanging out with people you used with, justifying relapse, planning relapse around other people's schedules
What to do: play the tape through, talk to someone, distract yourself, take it one day at a time, self care, mindfulness, do something I enjoy
Even if you do not physically relapse but you are in this stage why do we call it abstinence, not recovery?
Abstinence is sometimes referred to as "White knuckling it", it means you stay sober but it is a constant battle, and you are destined to burn out at some time. Recovery involves dealing with your emotions, urges, and triggers properly so that you can still enjoy life.