I attended another topic group session last night. The topic this week was Relapse Prevention.
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nAs always, there was some great advice and discussion from the group. My main takeaways were
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nIdentifying when we are most likely to relapse is important. These include one or more of – Stress, Money Problems, Having Access to Money/Receiving Money, and boredom.
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nWith when we are most likely to relapse identified, the next step is doing what we can to limit the chance that these events/times from cause a relapse. These include
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nAccess to money – Counter: Limit access to money and/or make sure you are accountable for all money spent, and that if you did gamble with it, someone else you trust and who is supporting you with recovery would immediately know.
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nStress – Counter: Limit stress where possible, identify alternative ways to release stress when it occurs such as exercise, alternative activities
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nBoredom – Create a list of alternatives to Gambling you can do if you feel boredom setting in.
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