pg 20: For recovery is a process. It is a process navigating between complacency on the one hand, and self-recrimination and despair on the other.
So when a slip does occur, it is important to maintain a compassionate attitude toward yourself, seeing yourself as in a learning process rather than doomed to failure. You are human, and this is the way human beings learn. By bringing mindfulness to the slip, and what triggered it, you can form a plan to deal with that kind of situation in the future.
pg 21: This book primarily deals with people in the maintenance phase. That is, it will show you how to build a satisfying and meaningful life without addiction once you have quit. After contemplating quitting an addiction, after the decision has been made and implemented, there remains this tedious business of living without the alcohol or other drug. This part deserves special attention. For if you can build a happy, fulfilling. meaningful life, relapse will be much less of an issue.
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