A slump can go on for days. We feel sluggish, unfocused, and sometimes overwhelmed with feelings we can't sort out. We may not understand what is going on with us. Even our attempts to practice recovery behaviors may not appear to work. We still don't feel emotionally, mentally, and spiritually as good as we would like.
In a slump, we may find ourselves reverting instinctively to old patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving, even when we know better. We may find ourselves obsessing, even when we know that what we're doing is obsessing and that it doesn't work.
We may find ourselves looking frantically for other people to make us feel better, the whole time knowing our happiness and well-being doesn't not lay with others.
We may begin taking things personally that are not our issues, and reacting in ways we've learned all too well do not work.
We don't have to be ashamed, no matter how long we've been recovering. We don't have to unreasonably expect "more" from ourselves. We don't ever have to expect ourselves to live life perfectly.
Get through the slump. It will end. Sometimes, a slump can go on for days and then, in the course of an hour, we see ourselves pull out of it and feel better. Sometimes it can last a little longer.
Practice one recovery behavior in one small area, and begin to climb uphill. Soon, the slump will disappear. We can never judge where we will be tomorrow by where we are today.
Surviving Slumps
Surviving Slumps
Related Articles
-
Old Time NA
jjrocksarizona, , Addiction, Addiction, Divorce, Grief, Sex Therapy, Sleep Disorders, 2
tonight i celebrate going into my 23rd year clean. my true Recovery birthday is still a few monnths aways...
-
What does it take to find it?
jjrocksarizona, , Addiction, Addiction, Anger, Career, Child, Grief, Relationships, Religion, 0
when we finally walk into the rooms of NA or whatever 12 step program that works for you, we...
-
Early Recovery and the Road Ahead
michaelcali, , Addiction, Addiction, Anxiety, Career, Child, 2
I took the time to download somemusic yesterday…It felt good to listen again…Music has always played a big part...
-
Read and apply when needed
jjrocksarizona, , Addiction, Addiction, Questions, Religion, Spirituality, 0
my friends, i have been taking a break from the Tribe for a while. i have caught up on...
-
Choose Life
jjrocksarizona, , Addiction, Addiction, Spirituality, 0
i have lived in Az for 10t years. in this town of around 35,000 before I moved to Hawaii...
-
Maybe you need to read this
jjrocksarizona, , Addiction, Child, Depression, Grief, Parenting, 0
Maybe . . . we were supposed to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that,...
-
First graders are so wise (check this out)
mrk4na, , Addiction, Child, 0
a first grade school teacher in Virginia had 25 students in her class. She presented each child in her...
-
0 Comments
FEATURED THERAPISTS
NEXT >
ONLINE THERAPISTS
NEXT >
