Introduction
This Session deals with....
spirituality and its role in changing a person's personality
Addictive Substances Prevent
A person from developing a personality
Surrendering is
the beginning of humility
Discussion
What progress have you made in learning to let go.(ex. letting go of a situation, a person,substance,emotion)
topics discussed include
surrendering, making a commitment, learning, acceptance and making restitution
Activity
List three values that are most important to you
Lasting change
also requires effort
This commitment
requires courage and willingness to do whatever is necessary to help your progress in recovery.
This session has three major parts
1.Spirituality and Personality Change
2. How Change Occurs
3.Meditation
With a longer time in recovery...
you can expect to see many behavior and attitude changes.
During your addiction,
You may have developed some rigid defenses to keep others from getting too close.
Acceptance
involves not obsessing over what you want or what you expect to happen
You will be asked to look carefully...
at your personality traits
Discussion
What are some personality traits a person who is actively using have? (Give an example with a brief description in your own words)
Surrendering is
a spiritual activity, because it is an admission that you aren't the center of the world and that you can't fix your problems by yourself.
Definition of restitution
doing,saying,or giving something to make up for the harm you caused. Also known as making amends.
Discussion:
Based on what you know about personality traits what are some negative and positive traits you have seen in yourself or others?
Often during drug or alcohol use
Your values change
How change can occur?
1.surrender
2.letting go
3.making a commitment
4.learning acceptance
5.restitution and doing service
What is the name of the program?
ISUDT