Changing the nature of old connections is necessary as you change

It’s time to make a plan for a more balanced relationship with those who have helped you through out your addiction experience and may even have helped pay for your rehab.

Plan in detail how you can relate to them differently and have them see you differently.

Are there areas in their lives where you can provide assistance or even recognition of their strengths?
Are there interests they have, that you can talk about or participate in that are not related to your old roles?
It is time to move your relationships beyond the past; past your old addiction needs?

We all need helping adults in our lives.
Our sense of dignity and self-worth is reinforced when we act as helping adults for others and we practice compassion and caring.

Use of Alcohol or Drugs to Ease Points of Connection

Reflect on your use of alcohol and drugs to:

Initiate or have sex
Initiate or have difficult conversations
End relationships or start relationships
“Forget” about old relationships
Look cool or as if you belong

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