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RELAPSE WARNING SIGNS RETURN OF DENIAL CONCERN ABOUT WELLBEING • DENIAL OF ANY PROBLEMS AVOIDANCE & DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR "I'LL NEVER TALK AGAIN." WORRYING ABOUT SELF INSTEAD OF OTHERS DEFENSIVENESS ● COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR • IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR O TENDENCES TOWARD LONELINESS • CRISIS BUILDING OTUNNEL VISION OMINOR DEPRESSRION OLOSS OF CONSTRUCTVE PLANNING OPLANS BEGIN TO FAIL IMMOBILIZATION DAY DREAMING AND WISHFULTHINKINGO FEELING THAT NOTHING CAN BE SOLVED O CONFUSION AND OVERREACTION • Periods of confusion • Irritation with friends • Easily angered DEPRESSION IRREGULAR EATING HABIT O LACK OF DESIRE TO TAKE ACTION IRREGULAR SLEEPING HABITS O LOSS OF DAILY STRUCTURE O PERIODS OF DEEP DEPRESSION O BEHAVIORAL LOSS OF CONTROL • IRREGULAR ATTENDANCE AT AA AND TREATMENT MEETINGS • DEVELOPMENT OF AN "I DONT CARE ATTITUDE" I DONT CARE!!! • OPEN REJECTION OF HELP • DISSATISFACTION WITH LIFE • FEELING OF POWERLESSNESS AND HELPLESSNESS RECOGNITION OF LOSS CONTROL SELF-PITY O SOCIAL DRINKING O CONSCIOUS LYINGO COMPLETE LOSS OF SELF-CONFIDENCE O LOSS OF CONTROL • UNREASONABLE RESENTMENT • DISCONTINUES ALL TREATMENT • OVERWHELMING LONELINESS, FRUSTRATION, ANGER AND TENSION THE RELAPSE CYCLE 01 INITIAL USE 02 SHAME AND GUILT 03 HELPLESSNESS AND HOPELESSNESS 04 COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL 05 FULL RELAPSE Sources: Copyright: http://nmbon.sks.com/uploads/FileLinks/d2be4887fe8948e7b95df0793ca4378a/DP_phases_and_warming_signs_of_relapse.pdf http://www.valiantrecovery.com/5 tips-on-on-how-to-deal-with-a-substance-abuse-relapse.html http://www.caliantrecovery.com/what-are-your-relapse-triggers-and-how-can-you-avoid-them.html CALL NO...(385) 208-4985 Treatment Recovery Care Center recoverycarerehab.com