I don’t Know What Happened, I Just Relapsed!
March 21st, 2008 by Terry Keith
When things do not turn out how we would like, often we want to remove our own responsibility in the situation. When asked why something went wrong we respond in this manner. I don’t know it just happened. We are not actively saying it was not our fault. We are just implying it. The truth is that we do know why it happened. Maybe we are not sure with 100% certainty. With 80% certainty we do know what happened. We do know the decisions that lead to the event.
NOBODY RELAPSES BY ACCICDENT. No one accidentally falls on a syringe with heroin in it. There are not gangs of roving terrorists forcing people to drink alcohol. Leaving a bottle of alcohol hidden in case of an “emergency” is not an accident. Driving to the area of town where it is easy to buy drugs is not an accident.
Think about working out and getting back in shape. Have you ever heard anyone say this? I don’t know what happened. I was just having an ordinary day. Then suddenly I was in the gym in my track pants lifting weights. Then I couldn’t stop. I kept lifting weights for 13 days straight. I could not stop. I’m a gymaholic, I’ve got a disease I guess. It’s not my fault.
If you have relapsed, you know what happened. You made a series of choices that lead you to be in a place to use. Then you chose to use. You can make a different choice. You can choose a relapse prevention plan. You can choose better structure in your life.
This entry was posted on Friday, March 21st, 2008 at 10:04 am and is filed under Drug Rehab, Relapse Prevention Plan. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
March 21st, 2008 at 1:39 pm
[…] Originally Syndicated via RSS from US Drug Rehab Centers […]
April 2nd, 2008 at 3:04 pm
I disagree with this posting. While of course everyone is responsible for their own actions– there is a lot more to stopping drug or alcohol use.
Relapse is a conditioned emotional response for many people. Let’s be realistic, for someone who has spent 10, 20, or even 30 years using drugs or alcohol every time they had ‘a feeling’– 30 days in treatment is nowhere near enough time to turn something like that around. You can drill the 12-steps into someone’s head all day long, send them to meetings to repeat witty rhetoric like a robot– but if you have not given them some realistic alternative emotional responses…. (even better, a chance to develop those emotional muscle over an extended period of time) then you cannot lay the blame entirely on the user.
If a horse breaks his leg and the owner only bandages it up and hands the horse some Neosporin before sending him out on the race track full speed- can the owner really get mad at the horse when he breaks his leg again?
Recovering from addiction takes a lot more than a Big Book– it takes a strong support network, encouragement, alternative responses, and time to develop those new muscles.
May 28th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
are you looking for drug addiction treatment
dglasgow
Addiction treatment and recovery resources for the addict and their families. http://www.addictiontreatment.nethttp://www.addictiontreatment.net
November 17th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Relapse is an emotional response which is expressed by people.What ever we do we are responsible for that work.So i don’t know how could he say as relapse and too if he wants to recover from drug addiction it takes a long time and also it is very difficult to come back.It needs more encouragement and support from friends and family.
———————————–
Barbie Purl
massachusetts drug rehab
March 30th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Relapses happen but they shouldn’t. If you goto a good rehab center, you should find yourself on the right track!
April 7th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
I sit and am wowed by the comment from circle tree ranch. I ask you this, did the horse actually go out and try to break his leg or did the rider actually cause that break? No one took us to where the druga and alcohol were and as such we do have to take responsibilty and stop looking for excuses. yes we all do need a support group,but if we get one and don’t utilize it then I ask you who’s to blame the support group or the indiviual who is looking for an out.
By the way the big book is a beginning,read it and try some of the suggestions in it,youi’ll see that it can work but only if you work it!!
May 28th, 2009 at 11:15 am
If you had enough control to say relapsing was a choice then you wouldn’t be an addict. After many years of addiction and i few facilities i finally decided it was my time to straighten up. Rehab
came to my attention at the perfect time in my life and i have been clean ever since. Don’t be discouraged by a few mistakes, one day you will fine your way.
July 23rd, 2009 at 3:49 pm
[…] original is here: US Drug Rehab Centers Bookmark and […]
September 14th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
[…] I don’t Know What Happened, I Just Relapsed! When things do not turn out how we would like, often we want to remove our own province in the situation. When asked why something went wrong we respond in this manner. I don’t know it just happened. We are not actively saying it was not our fault. We are just implying it. The truth …more » Tags: Relapsed, fault, something, province, manner Categories: Rehab Centers Comments are closed. Independent Eye cream reviewer BT Business Research Shows Britain’s Workers On 6 Day Weeks To Keep Jobs RSS feed […]