Maybe you were clean and sober for two months.
Maybe it was ten years.
You lost your way for a little while.
You relapsed.
The word relapse actually means to “return to an illness after a period of improvement.”
Here’s a good way to look at it: In order to relapse, there had to have been some groundwork completed. You’ve put forth the effort to improve your life, change your habits, and live in sobriety. In and of itself, this is a commendable step in the right direction. So you got tripped up and returned to your old ways…That’s relapse.
But, keep in mind, no matter how many times we stumble, there is always something to be learned. [Read more…] about A Different Way to Look at Relapse