Comments on: How to Get Past the Fear of Relapse http://www.spiritualriver.com/how-to-get-past-the-fear-of-relapse/ Non-traditional recovery from addiction Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:09:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Patrickhttp://www.spiritualriver.com/how-to-get-past-the-fear-of-relapse/comment-page-1/#comment-17468 Patrick Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:23:52 +0000 http://www.spiritualriver.com/?p=303#comment-17468 Hi there Steven Thank you for the kind words. Your comment about forgiving yourself is also a big deal I think for a lot of recovering addicts, when we finally forgive ourselves we give ourselves permission to "start living" again I think. Very insightful comment, thank you for reading and good luck to you! Hi there Steven

Thank you for the kind words. Your comment about forgiving yourself is also a big deal I think for a lot of recovering addicts, when we finally forgive ourselves we give ourselves permission to “start living” again I think. Very insightful comment, thank you for reading and good luck to you!

]]> By: Stevenhttp://www.spiritualriver.com/how-to-get-past-the-fear-of-relapse/comment-page-1/#comment-17465 Steven Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:36:55 +0000 http://www.spiritualriver.com/?p=303#comment-17465 Wonderful post and GREAT advice. Sure wish I had known you when I started down my road to recovery. Your three action items say it all. I stumpled through my first couple of years of sobriety alone - no support whatsoever - because of the shame I was experiencing. If anyone SHOULD have had a relapse, it was me. I never have. After I could work through forgiving myself, your three action steps fell into place (especially number 3). I am grateful to you and your work. Hopefully, someone reading your posts will have an easier time of it than I did. Bright blessings to you. Wonderful post and GREAT advice. Sure wish I had known you when I started down my road to recovery. Your three action items say it all.

I stumpled through my first couple of years of sobriety alone – no support whatsoever – because of the shame I was experiencing. If anyone SHOULD have had a relapse, it was me. I never have. After I could work through forgiving myself, your three action steps fell into place (especially number 3).

I am grateful to you and your work. Hopefully, someone reading your posts will have an easier time of it than I did.

Bright blessings to you.

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