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    Mistaken Beliefs About Relapse
    Mistaken Beliefs About Relapse
    Mistaken Beliefs About Relapse
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    Mistaken Beliefs About Relapse

    By Terence T. Gorski and Merlene Miller

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    We all have mistaken notions and dangerous attitudes about many things. Mistaken beliefs about relapse can have destructive consequences. The first step in preventing relapse is to understand what it is and what it is not. The second step is to challenge your own beliefs about it. If you are relapse prone these mistaken beliefs can kill you by preventing you from getting the help you need. If you are a counselor or an AA member attempting to help relapse prone people stay sober, your mistaken attitudes can feed the relapse process and push people closer to the next drink, not because you intend to but because of your misinformation.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateDec 17, 2016
    ISBN9781483590462
    Mistaken Beliefs About Relapse
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    Terence T. Gorski

    Terence T. Gorski, MA, N.C.A.C. II, is the president of CENAPS® Corporation, a consultation and training firm that specializes in alcoholism, drug dependence, and mental-health services. He lives in Flossmoor, Illinois.

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      A MISTAKEN BELIEF IS SOMETHING THAT YOU BELIEVE TO BE TRUE AND ACT AS IF IT WERE TRUE WHEN IN FACT, IT IS FALSE.

      Many relapse prone people come to believe things about themselves that are simply not true. They punish themselves with these incorrect beliefs and make their situations worse by self-blame. These persons make choices based on those beliefs and sometimes the choices are destructive.

      Recently, a story in the news told of a young man who killed himself because of a positive result on an AIDS test. After his death, it was discovered that the positive test result was a mistake and he did not after all, have the dread disease. His mistaken belief caused him to make a destructive choice.

      We all have mistaken notions and dangerous attitudes about many things. Mistaken beliefs about relapse can have destructive consequences. The first step in preventing relapse is to understand what it is and what it is not.  The second step is to challenge your own beliefs about it. If you are relapse prone these mistaken beliefs can kill you by preventing you from getting the help you need. If you are a counselor or an AA member attempting to help relapse prone people stay sober, your mistaken attitudes can feed the relapse process and push people closer to the next drink, not because you intend to but because of your misinformation.

      Mistaken beliefs about relapse create self-fulfilling prophecies. When mistaken beliefs become truth to you, you act as if those beliefs are true. These inappropriate behaviors lead you into a relapse cycle so that the mistaken belief you have becomes real. This is what we mean by a setup. You develop a mistaken belief; you act as if it is true; the action causes pain and problems; you start addictive use to cope with the pain and the

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