Dealing with Change in Recovery Worksheet
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HappierTherapy
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The Happier Therapy editorial team is made up of Masters and PhD counselling psychologists. Each worksheet is created by a team member with exposure to and experience in the subject matter. The worksheet then gets reviewed by a more senior editorial member. This is someone with extensive knowledge of the subject matter and highly cited published material.
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What is the theory behind this Dealing with Change in Recovery Worksheet?
Recovery is a tough process from beginning till the end. While in recovery individuals must make certain lifestyle changes to ensure they do not go back to their addiction. When they have known that pre-recovery life for so long, the thought of welcoming any change can be a source of much anxiety and discomfort. It is thus a part of recovery to make an individual comfortable with not just the idea but the actual implementation of making lifestyle changes. This is a crucial step to prevent relapse.
How will the worksheet help?
This worksheet can help individuals undergoing an alcohol or drug recovery process to lay down their thoughts and concerns regarding the changes in their lifestyle they will be expected to make. Their responses can be further probed and their concerns can be properly addressed and managed in future sessions.
How to use the worksheet?
This worksheet can be used by therapists to help alcohol or drug recovery clients to come to terms with the lifestyle changes they will be expected to make. Instruct the individual to write about what they think they need to change, why it is such a source of concern for them and what they can do to overcome those concerns.
