Patience 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 the Patience in Recovery worksheet?
Recovery is time taking process and it doesn’t happen overnight. Achieving sobriety is difficult and you may face relapse in the process of recovery. It oftentimes frustrates the person and develops hopelessness. In such times it is very important to have patience and hope that things will take time but it will be worth it. Patience also brings positive changes in your life on different levels. Therefore, practicing patience in recovery can bring long-term sobriety.
How will this worksheet help you?
This worksheet can help you in understanding the value of patience in the process of recovery. You can find different ways in which you can practice patience. Answering the questions in the worksheet can help you identify the benefits of practicing patience and what are the factors that stop you from practicing it. You can work on those factors in your therapy.
How to use this worksheet?
This worksheet has two parts, first part tells you the ways in which you can practice patience and the second part helps you in identifying outcomes of practicing and not practicing patience. Complete this worksheet and share it with your counselor to discuss the areas where you need to work on and how will you overcome the difficulties in this process.
