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Abstinence from alcohol and other drugs is only the beginning of sobriety. Its the ticket to get into the theater, not the movie we are going to see.Passages through Recovery
One of the most important things we learn in recovery is that there really is a way out of all the miseryif we know which way to go. But abstinence from alcohol and other drugs is just the beginning of our journey, not our destination. And, that journey can be a rough one if we dont know what lies ahead.Based on the experiences of thousands of recovering men and women, Passages through Recovery presents an action plan for preventing relapse, one that can help us understand how recovery works and what is needed to move from active addiction to sobriety. Gorskis pioneering work describes six stages of recovery from chemical dependency and offers sound advice for working through the challenges of each stagechallenges that can create frustration and lead to relapse.Passages through Recovery clearly demonstrates that sobriety is more than just healing the damage. Its a way of thinking, acting, and relating to others, Gorski writes, that promotes continued physical, psychological, social, and spiritual health. The skills necessary for long-term sobriety are all directed at finding meaning and purpose in life.Use this book as a compass in your recovery to help you stay on course.
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Recovery
An Action Plan for Preventing Relapse
T ERENCE T. G ORSKI
Hazelden Publishing
Center City, Minnesota 55012-0176
800-328-9000
hazelden.org/bookstore
1989 by Terence T. Gorski
All rights reserved
First published June 1989
Printed in the United States of America
No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the publisher
ISBN: 1-56838-139-5
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-59285-805-7
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 89-80190
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Book design by Will Powers
Cover design by David Spohn
Typesetting by Stanton Publication Services, Inc.
Editor's note
Hazelden offers a variety of information on chemical dependency and related areas. Our publications do not necessarily represent Hazelden's programs, nor do they officially speak for any Twelve Step organization.
The stories of recovering people presented in this book are not based on individuals. They represent typical cases and composite experiences. Any resemblance between any real person and the examples used in this book is purely coincidental
The Twelve Steps are reprinted with permission of Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. Permission to reprint the Twelve Steps does not mean that AA has reviewed or approved the contents of this publication, nor that AA agrees with the views expressed herein. AA is a program of recovery from alcoholism onlyuse of the Twelve Steps in connection with programs that are patterned after AA, but that address other problems, or in any other non-AA context, does not imply otherwise.
Learning Where Were Going
Giving Up the Need to Control Use
Recuperating from the Damage of Addiction
Understanding and Acceptance
Achieving Lifestyle Balance
Building Depth and Meaning in Life
Learning How to Enjoy the Journey
The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous
The Developmental Model of Recovery: The Relapse/Recovery Grid
This book is the result of nearly two decades of involvement in treating alcoholism and drug dependence. So many people have contributed to the ideas on which this book is based that I could never acknowledge them all.
The late Stan Martindale introduced me to the field of psychology and therapy. Richard Weedman, my first mentor, taught me about alcoholism and the need for long-term recovery. His encouragement and role modeling helped me through the difficult early years of my counseling career and gave me the foundation and the courage to go on. Jim Kelleher, my first supervisor, showed me what recovery means on a personal level and encouraged me to start my own recovery.
I am grateful to Father Joseph Martin, a friend and mentor, who passed on the tradition of the Twelve Steps and helped me to develop an in-depth understanding of the wisdom that they contain.
Claudia Black helped me to achieve a better understanding of how family of origin problems affect recovery from chemical addictions. Her insights brought greater depth and substance to the Late Recovery section of this book.
This manuscript would not have been possible without the criticism and help of my Hazelden editor, Judy Delaney.
Special thanks to Joe Troiani, a lifelong friend who helped me keep the recovery process in perspective.
During the seventeen years I have been a chemical dependency counselor, Ive seen the struggles of many people who were attempting to recover from addiction. Some people sought sobriety through the Twelve Step programs of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA). Others turned to therapy. Many people sought the benefits of both. Still others tried to make it alone.
I saw many people succeed in finding a lasting recovery. Some had to relapse many times before they found sobriety. Others gave up in despair and eventually died from their disease.
This book is intended to show you the patterns that emerged out of the thousands of recovery stories I have seen unfold. It will also help me understand the one recovery experience I have lived: my own.
My goal is to explain my understanding of the recovery process. I want you to understand how it works and what I think chemically dependent people need to do to move from active addiction to sobriety.
My experience as a counselor, lecturer, and workshop leader tells me that most chemically dependent people, whether they are recovering now or have relapsed over and over, will identify with a great deal of what is written here. You may relate to all or only part of it. If you do not identify with it all, simply take what fits and leave the rest.
If you or someone you know has experienced the things that I describe, it simply means you share many of the common experiences of recovery from chemical dependency.
I believe the Twelve Steps of AA are the single most effective tool for recovery, so I will refer to them and how I think they relate to each stage of recovery. This is my personal understanding of the Steps. I drew on wisdom shared with me by Father Joseph Martin, an internationally known lecturer and cofounder of Ashley, a large treatment center in Havre deGrace, Maryland. My association with Father Martin helped me understand the Twelve Step program better.
Now, on with the task. What is recovery?
Chemical dependency is a disease that causes a person to lose control over use of alcohol or other drugs. It is an addiction. This loss of control causes physical, psychological, social, and spiritual problems. The total person is affected.
Sobriety means living a meaningful and comfortable life without the need for alcohol or other drugs. In recovery, we move from a destructive dependence on alcohol or other drugs toward full physical, psychological, social, and spiritual health. When we stop using chemicals, we begin to heal the damage done to our bodies, minds, relationships, and spirit.
Sobriety is more than just healing the damage. It is living a lifestyle that promotes continued physical, psychological, social, and spiritual health.
Abstinence from mood-altering chemicals is the first requirement toward sobriety. We have to do this before we can learn what to do to get and stay healthy in all areas of our lives.
Notice that I didnt say sobriety was abstinence from alcohol and drugs. Abstinence is the beginning of sobriety. It is the ticket to get into the theater, not the movie we are going to see.
We dont recover overnight. Recovery is a developmental process during which we go through a series of stages. The term developmental means to grow in stages or in steps. It is a gradual effort to learn new and progressively more complex skills. A developmental model of recovery means that we can grow from simple abstinence to a meaningful and comfortable sobriety. We confront new problems while abstinent and try to solve them. Sometimes we fail, and sometimes we succeed. Whatever the outcome, we learn from the experience and try again.
The skills necessary for long-term sobriety are all directed at finding meaning and purpose in life. Sobriety is a way of thinking, a way of acting, a way of relating to others. It is a philosophy of living. It requires the daily effort of working a recovery program.
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