Warning Sign #2 – Increasing Secrets
In the last blog post we looked at diminishing accountability—the first sign that we’re moving toward a relapse. If you missed that post, you’ll find it here. The second red flag correlates closely to that initial sign. Learning to reach out and trust people is one of the key components of recovery. God’s original intent…
Warning Sign #1 – Diminishing Accountability
Last week we started a discussion about The Three Warning Signs of Impending Relapse. As addiction counselors, we often hear people say that they had been doing so well and then “all of a sudden” they found themselves back in their old addictive behaviors. In actuality, relapses are rarely instantaneous. There are almost always warning…
The 3 Warning Signs of Impending Relapse
Every once in a while an old client calls up out of the blue to make an appointment to see us. Unfortunately, they rarely call because they just want to stop by and tell us how great they’re doing. The scenario is almost always the same. They arrive. We chit-chat cheerfully for a few moments…
Collateral Damage
Sexual addiction hurts everyone it touches—not just the addict themselves. I once heard someone compare sexual addiction to a devastating car accident. The husband may have been the one in the driver’s seat. He may have made the choices that caused the collision, but he is seldom the only one that is injured in the…
Ya Gotta Laugh
I’ve been doing some very interesting research lately on the mind-body-spirit connection. Perhaps reflective of our tri-une God—God the father, the son and the Holy Spirit—it seems we ourselves are very highly integrated tri-une beings. There is substantial clinical support for the idea that what happens in our mind and the emotions it creates has…
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