What is Conflict?

You know. Remember? Thatâ??s the time . . .
You argued with your parents because they wanted you to stop drinking or using drugs
You fought over money with someone
You told your friends there was no way they were going to get you to detox

Remember how it felt?

â??That which is not worked out will be acted outâ??
John Bradshaw

Conflict, Stress and Relapse
Addicts of all types relapse in response to stress related to unresolved interpersonal conflicts.
To prevent relapse conflicts must be identified and resolved .

What conflict in your life needs resolution?

Because addiction dulls awareness and causes people to focus predominantly on their own needs, those who have experienced an addiction have often been involved in situations that have provoked conflict.

With the law
Driving while under the influence
Destruction of property offences
Theft of property
Unpaid fines

With family
Separation or divorce
Estrangement from members of family
Child custody concerns

What other areas of your life might present conflict? When you entered a drug or alcohol rehab program for treatment, there were most likely a lot of conflicts left hanging. While in rehab hopefully different ways of resolving these conflicts were worked out, as if not they must be dealt with upon leaving drug rehab. If the old conflicts draw you back into the old patterns the time spent in rehab may end up being wasted.

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