30 DAYS Final
30 DAYS Final
REHABILITATION PROGRAM
30 DAYS
DAY 1
A. Strategies for
coping with
craving/urges
B. King baby
STRATEGIES FOR COPING WITH CRAVING /URGES
OBJECTIVE:
STRATEGIES:
Learn to identify craving and how they show in your
body, feelings, thoughts and behaviour.
Know internal and external factors that trigger your
cravings and thoughts of using.
Talk about your cravings and thoughts of using with a
sponsor. Friend, family members or attend group
therapies in a facility.
Go to A.A/ N.A meetings and talk about your urges to
use/drinks
Remember urges/cravings eventually go away.
Distract yourself with an activity to take your mind off
your desire to use/ drink
Write your thoughts/ feelings in a journal or craving log
Eat something sweet
Read Recovery literature and or pray.
“KING BABY”
A. Feelings Scale
B.Dog Food
FEELINGS SCALE
Objectives:
To be able to compare the feelings felt while drinking/ using during early phase and
late phase of addiction
To educate clients how addicts reach the point of “ Live to use and Use to live”.
Range of Feelings
Pre- Using Phase
SAD NORMAL
GLAD
Early Using Phase
--------- ---
GLAD EUPHORIA
PAIN SAD NORMAL
Using does not produce euphoria but only feelings of being normal and the
individual will require more episodes of using to attain the high experienced in the
early phase of using- This is where the individuals is “Living to use and using to
live”- in this phase the individual starts his/her day dwelling constantly in pain, tp
avoid and fix the feeling of pain, the individual has to use.
Dog Food
One evening father told me about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said: son, the battle is between two dogs, inside. One is not
helpful, it is anger; envy; jealousy; sorrow; regret; arrogance; self-
pity; guilt; resentment; inferiority; lies; false pride; superiority; and
ego.
A. Johari Window
B. Wearisome
Brother
4 ASPECT OF SELF (JOHARI WINDOWS)
OBJECTIVES:
To gain Knowledge about the 4 aspect of self.
To explore and explain the different tools that can be used i group dynamics
to help participating individuals improve and grow.
To identify the different components of oneself that needs improvements by
letting others identify such areas. The Johari window is a technique used to
help people better understand their relationship with themselves and others,
which was created by the psychologist Joseph luft (1916-2014) and
Harrington Ingham(1916-1995) in 1995. It is used primarily in self- help
groups and corporate setting as a heuristic exercise. Luft and Ingham called
their Johari window model ‘ Johari after combining their name, Joe and
Harry.
SELF
OPEN SECRET
OTHERS
SUB
HIDDEN
OPEN
SECRET
- Things the self knows about himself but don’t want others to know
- (Fear of criticism, shame,redicule, rejection and pressure)
- ( loss of self esteem and confidence if others will know)
HIDDEN
- Things that are clear or apparent to others but the self is not aware of (blind spot)
- Others can see but I can’t
- The self is made to be aware of this blind spot in group therapy by confrontation, feedback,
leveling, reality check.
SUBCONSCIOUS
- If during treatment the self and others get a glimpse into the unconscious then it is a bonus.
CONFRONTATION
- Presenting a person of himself by describing how I see him. It takes courage cause addicts
are accustomed to people please for the approval of others
- It is more helpful to be revealing than to be “right”
REALITY CHECK
- Is like holding up a mirror to let the other person see how he appears to us.
- In this manner we help the person see himself accurately by removing his blindness and self
delusion
LEVELING
1. Defiance 6. Threatening
2. Silence 7. Evading
3. Withdrawing 8. Intimidating
4. Frowning 9. Accusing/ blaming
5. Explaining
What was once a feeling has hardened into attitudinal posture character defect. If we are to change
we have to rediscover ourselves at a feelings level because feelings are facts and we have to focus
on these facts
THE WEARISOME BROTHER
“Look for one,” says St. Bernard, “and pay his weight in gold if a
wearisome and bad tempered religious is lacking in the monastery.”
This wearisome or bad tempered brother who appears so unlike
Christ because he insults and injures is looked upon the saints as a physician
sent to us by Christ Himself.
St. Dorotheus relates that a certain monk was quietly and
peaceably sitting in his cell. A brother came and spoke a disturbing word. The
monk was troubled and vexed saying, “If that brother did not come, I should
not have been angry.” The monk was deceived; the brother only showed him
that anger was still alive in him.
When we are insulted or even injured and are angered and
impatient, this is a sign surely that our soul is sick. In fact, if we are not sick,
we won’t suffer. The wearisome brother only placed a finger on our own
weakness and we reacted badly because the weak spot is there. Instead, we
should admit that we have a sore spot, and be grateful from the heart to the
brother because through him we learned that we have something which could
prevent us from going to heaven.
Here are the reasons why God allows this wearisome people
around us. First, to prevent us from deceiving ourselves into thinking we are
already perfect souls. Secondly, to help us achieve greater self-knowledge
through the vices that are aroused in our souls. If anger is not in us we would
not get angry.
Let us not think that the wearisome brother can destroy or harm us. Or that if
he is not around, life would be easier. No, it is the wearisome brother that will
bring us closer to God, for it is Christ Himself who corrects and admonishes us
through him
DAY 4
A.Boundaries
B. New
Pattern of
Living
BOUNDARIES
(Fences, Rules, Regulations, Terms and Conditions)
Boundaries - Are our sense of ourselves. It is our perception of how we are different from others
o Marital rape
o Physical Abuse/ Violennce
o Physical Advances (inappropriate touching)
o Physical Neglect / abandonment
EMOTIONAL VIOLATION -We take responsibility for expressing our emotions and notice the
o Shaming
o Humiliation
o Degration
INTELLECTUAL VIOLATION - Lets us trust how we view the world
ideas, concepts
SPIRITUAL VIOLATION - lets us and others embrace humanness – that we have our
-Allowing Self and others to nurture, develop and understand the (3)
major relationships with self/ others/ higher power of his/her
Violations: *Forcing a child to believe that a higher power is a punishing one or non existent
*Abandoning and neglecting a child who is in pain and wanting comfort and support
Just for today: I will begin a new pattern in my life: the regular
maintenance of my recovery.
DAY 5
A. Cross
Addiction
B. Movie 28
Days
CROSS ADDICTION
OBJCTIVE”
To knowledge about addiction and why does tis happen.
To know the different forms of unhealthy dependencies.
To gain knowledge and expore different ways to avoid
cross addiction
Cross Addiction - When a person who is dependent on one drug becomes
dependent on another mood altering substances or another obsessive
compulsive behavior or focused on another activity that generates fulfillment
and satisfaction to fill the void left by addiction
HOW does this happen? DENIAL
DENIAL – when the person rationalizes, intellectualizes that he can use
another mood altering substance other than the drug of choice because he
thinks he doesn’t have a problem with this new substance
-Rationalize that his new drug is not as harmful as the drug of choice
Denial Form:
“If my doctor prescribed it, it must be ok”
“I’m sure a little wine w/ dinner cant hurt.”
Other forms of unhealthy dependencies:
Since early in recovery leaves a void- chemically dependent people are very
vulnerable and are attracted to anything that might give a sense of pleasure/
fulfillment and satisfaction
Unhealthy relationships
Compulsive eating
Exercise addiction – makes the brain produce endorphin substances –
giving a sense of euphoria – endorphin being a feel good neuro
transmitter
How to avoid cross addiction?
1. Abstinence – from all mood altering chemicals/parallel activities that
generate pleasure/fulfillment and satisfaction
2. Immersion in recovery environment
3. Reflection-how addiction affected you and others
4. Reliance on Higher Power and recovering friends for support AA and NA
5. Prayer
Movie 28 days:
DAY 6
A.Distorted
Thinking
B. People
Pleasing
DISTORTED THINKING
3. Mental Filter – you take the negative details and magnify them while
filtering out all positive
aspects of the situation.
Example: counting the worries and difficulties not the
blessings.
4. Discounting the Positive
9. Should Statements
10. Labelling
13. Polarized Thinking – things are black or white, good or bad. You
have to be perfect or you are a failure there is no middle ground.
14. Being right – you are continually on trial to prove your opinions
and actions are correct
15. Heaven’s reward – you expect all your sacrifices and self denial
to pay off as if there were someone keeping score.
PEOPLE PLEASING
The boy rode on the donkey and the old man walked. As they went
along they passed some people who remarked it was a shame the old
man was walking and the boy was riding. The man and the boy thought
maybe the critics were right, so they changed positions.
Later they passed some people that remarked, “What a shame, he
makes that little boy walked.” They then decided they both would walk.
Soon they passed some more people who thought they were stupid
to walk when they had a decent donkey to ride. So, they both rode the
donkey.
Now they passed some people that shamed them by saying how
awful to put such a load on a poor donkey. The boy and man said they
were probably right, so they decided to carry the donkey. As they
crossed the bridge, they lost their grip on the animal and they fell into
the river and drowned.
The moral of the story?
If you try to please everyone, you might as well kiss your ass goodbye
DAY 7
B. Art Therapy
TREATMENT TOOLS FOR SUCCESFUL RECOVERY
OBJECTIVES:
To explore and identify effective ways for a successful recovery.
C. Be honest
- Honesty is the foundation of recovery especially to thane own self
- Honesty is the best policy
- Half truth or untruth can sabotage recovery
E. Be patient
- Recovery need time and effort cannot happen overnight
- Addiction and alcoholism did not happen just yesterday therefore you
cannot be in recovery tomorrow
ART THERAPY
DAY 8
A.Ways to
Sabotage
Treatment
B. Step 1
WAYS TO SABOTAGE TREATMENT
OBJECTIVE:
WHAT IS SABOTAGE?
1. Isaysay ang imong gibati sa imong unang paggamit/ pag-inom ug nganong gibuhat man
nimo?
2. Naa bay mga panahon nga nakahunahuna ka muondang? Ilista ug isaysay.
3. Sa unang mga pamaagi nga nabutang ang imong kinabuhi ug sa uban sa kakulian
mahitungod
kay ikaw nakagamit/ nakainum?ilista ug isaysay.
4. Unsay mga epekto sa imong paggamit/ pag- inom diha sa imong lawas?nakapangita ka
ba ug
tabang medical tungod sa imong paggamit/ paginum?
5. Naa bay mga panahon nga nawad-an ka ug panimout o control sa imong kaugalingon
tungod
kay ikaw naka inum o nakagamit? Paghatag ug mga example.
6. Pagsaysay ug mga higayun nga nakapamakak, nakapangilad,nakapangawat nga resulta sa
imong pag kahubog/ paggamit.
7. Sa unsa pamaagi nga nadaut ang imong panarbaho o uban pa tungod sa impluwensya sa
imong kahubog/ paggamit.
8. Unsay epekto sa relasyon nimo sa imong pamilya, higala, ug mga mahal sa kinabuhi?
9. Nakaapekto basa imong pagpakighilawas ang paggamit/pag-inom?
10. Nakabuhat kaba ug ikadaut sa ubang tao?
11. Nawad-an kaba ug panahon sa pag-skwela o pagtrabaho tungod sa pag-inom/paggamit?
12. Sa unsa nga pama-agi ang imong pag-inom/paggamit nakapasakit sa imong pamilya?
Paghatag ug upat ka example
13. Sa unsa nga pamaagi ang imong paggamit/pag-inom naka apekto sa relasyon nimo sa
ginoo?
14. Sa unsa nga pamaagi ang imong paggamit/pag-inom naka apekto sa imong kinaiya ug
pamtasan.
15. Unsa imong gibati mahitungod sa personal nga paggamit sa mga chemical/druga?
16. Unsa imong gibati karon nga nakaapil ka sa programa?
17. Malipayon ka na ba karon ? Ikaw ba ang klase sa tao nga gusto nimo karun?
18. Makahuna-huna ka ba nga mas maayo sa imong kinabuhi nga wala na naggamit o nag-
inom?
19. Makahuna-huna ka ba nga makagamit pa gihapon ka o makainom pa human ani nga
treatment/rehab?
20. Sa imong pagtoo, ang POWERLESSNESS/PAGKAWALAY-GAHOM na aspeto sa step 1,
gapahitungod lang sa paggamit ug pag-inom –inom ba problema nimo? Explain (gamita ang
likod sa papel kung kinahanglan ?
DAY 9
A. Relapse
Warning Sign
B. Seeing
The Good
RELAPSE WARNING SIGNS
Relapse - Is a return of thoughts, feelings and behaviours that lead back to using and
drinking
A. Expectation
Road Map
to Recovery
B.Detachment
Expectations
DAY
DAY
Inconsistent Behavior
Poor Concentration
Withdrawal
15 Depression/Anxiety
Residential
Mutual Hostility
Treatment
High Unfocused energy
Inability to prioritize
45 Honeymoon
Overconfidence/feeling cured
Denial of addiction disease
Sluggish/low energy
Relapse justification
The Wall
Depressed/anhedonia
120
IOP Irritable/blame/impatience
(16 Weeks) Sloppiness
Drifting from commitment to recovery
180 Adjustment
Normal Emotions
Acknowledge long-term issues
Return to pre-addiction behaviors
Struggling with “Lifelong disease”
AFTERCARE
Resolution concept
(36 Weeks) 360
Emotional control
Dysfunctional patterns return
You can change the future
MAINTENANCE Accept that you have a “lifelong disease”
New Life
(Road of life) Learn new skills and practice abstinence
Pursue your dreams
Detachment
Learning to detach ourselves from our problems and all the flaws and
difficulties around us frees our attention and energy. When we let go of
believing that our self-worth, happiness, and well-being depend on the
avoidance of problems, we can face imperfections knowing we’re still all right.
We can accept those things we can’t change and get to work on those we can.
We can use our time and energy positively and effectively. Our happiness,
well-being, and self-image always rest in our own hands, regardless of the
flaws in ourselves, others, and life.
A. Winners
B. Movie ”
Flight”
WINNERS
We came to the program with different opinions about who were the
winners. Some of us thought a fat bank account meant winning. Others looked
on how little one had lost before coming into the Program as criteria for
winning. There are those who are smart, and others with good jobs. We
discover rather quickly that winning has nothing to do with how we appear or
what we have.
Winning is about how we live. Therefore, we want to watch the men
who had time in the Program. We don’t look for just birthday numbers. We
watch how the Steps have been and are being worked. We look for the men
who exhibit humility, gratitude, and spirituality. The winners are usually the
ones involved in service. They understand that to keep what they have, they
must give it away. The winners freely share their experience, strength, and
hope with all of us.
I want to stick with the winners. If I do, the winners will stick with me.
MOVIE : ( FLIGHT )
DAY 12
A.Process Of
Acceptance
B. Stigma
THE PROCESS OF ACCEPTANCE
1.) Denial
- Shock absorber of the soul
- Coping mechanism
- A pattern of thought, feeling or behavior that is used to hide and alleviate conflicts or
stress that give rise to anxiety when one fails to acknowledge some aspect of reality that
is apparent to others you’re in denial
- Has no time frame, can last for long periods or not
2.) Anger
- Is characterized by blame, envy, resentment and sometimes rage
- It may be directed at oneself or others
Example: “it’s your fault”, “why me”, “it’s not fair”
3.) Bargaining
- Sometimes postpones the loss
- Characterized by “if and then” statements
Example: if I will go into treatment then I will get back all the things I lost
4.) Depression
- Should be a wakeup call to do leg work
- Periods of sadness
- It is the purest form of emotional pain
- Most critical stage
5.) Acceptance
- Stage where in we are void of feelings
- It is the end of struggle
- We are at peace with what is and freely accept and admit
- It is the start of growth
- It is the start of change and improvement
DAY 13
A. REBT
B. A Checklist of
Symptoms Leading
to Relapse Trigger
C. Art Therapy
(before and
After)
RATIONAL EMOTIVE/BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (RET)
ABC Homework Form
A. (Activating Event/Situation you recently experienced about which you felt upset or disturbed
(Inappropriate Feelings) Ex. “ I was criticized ...”)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
B. (Irrational Belief/ Thought or Irrational Evaluation you had about this Activating Event . Ex. “I
MUST NOT BE CRITICIZED.”)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
C. (Emotional and Behavioural Consequences of your Irrational Belief. Ex.: Anxious and
Compulsive Eating.)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
D. (Disputing or Questioning your Irrational Belief/Thoughts . Ex.: “Why MUST I not be criticized.”
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
E. (Effective Thinking or Answer that resulted from Disputing your Irrational Belief. Ex.: “Although
I prefer not be criticized, nothing etched in stone states that I MUST not be.”)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
F. (New Feeling or Behavior that resulted from Disputing your Irrational Belief. Ex.: “Little bit sad
and Controlled Eating.”)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
1. EXHAUSTION – Allowing ourselves to become overly tired or in poor health. Some alcoholics or
drug addicts are prone to work addiction – perhaps in a hurry to “make up for lost time”. Good
health and enough rest are important. If we feel well we are apt to think well. Feel poorly, and
our thinking is apt to deteriorate. Feel bad enough, and we might begin thinking a drink
couldn’t make it any worse.
2. DISHONESTY – When we begin to deny the reality of what we are and how we came to realize
it, we are getting into trouble. This can begin with a pattern of unnecessary little lies and deceits
with family, friends, or fellow workers. Next we begin to lie to ourselves – to rationalize –
making excuses or not doing what we do not want to do, or for doing what we know what we
should no do.
3. IMPATIENCE – Frustration because things aren’t moving fast enough for us. The recovery
process itself is training in dealing with these feelings. Our “self – will running riot” must be
curbed. We lived one day at a time.
5. DREPRESSION – Unreasonable and unaccountable despair may occur in cycles and be dealt
with by talking to others about them.
6. SELF-PITY – This is a luxury the recovering addict/alcoholic cannot afford. It is denial of reality
and should be treated by remembering where we came from.
7. COMPLACENCY – There is nothing wrong with a healthy fear of alcoholics/drugs. When we dull
our keen awareness that is a poison for us, addicts/alcoholics, a feeling of false security gets in –
our defenses are down. More relapses occur when things are going well than otherwise.
Cockiness and letting down on discipline of recovery lead to relapses.
8. EXPECTING TOO MUCH FROM OTHERS – “I’ve changed; why hasn’t everybody else?” It’s a
plus if they do, but it is still our problem if they do not. They may not trust you yet, may still be
looking for further proof. You cannot expect others to change their lifestyles just because you
have. Who is the only person you can really change?
9. WANTING TOO MUCH – Do not set goals we cannot reach with normal effort. Do not expect too
much. It’s always great when good things were not expecting to happen. You will get what you
are entitled to as long as you do your best, but maybe as soon as you think you do your best, but
maybe not as soon as you think you should. We learn to recognize the difference between wants
and needs.
10. FORGETTING GRATITUDE – We check our mental attitude by asking ourselves if we are
grateful for being sober. If we are thankful, we have a healthy attitude and remember how it
was. If we not to have forgotten where we came from and are headed back.
11. IT CAN’T HAPPEN TO ME – this is a dangerous thinking. Almost everything can happen o us
and is more likely if we get careless. Remember we have a progressive disease and we will be in
worse shape if we relapse.
ART THERAPY
DAY 14
A.Serenity Prayer
B.Step 2
SERENITY PRAYER
A. 12 Steps Goals
and Purpose
B.Relationships
(sorry letter)
12 STEPS GOALS AND PURPOSE
Step 8- We made a list of all persons we had harmed - Involves examining our
and became willing to make amends to them all relationships and
Step 9- We made direct amends to such people preparing ourselves to PEACE
wherever possible, except when to do so with injure make amends WITH
them or others. - Is the discipline of making OTHERS
Step 10- We continued to take personal inventory and amends
when we were wrong promptly admitted it. - About maintaining
progress in Recovery
Step 11- We sought though prayer and meditation to - Involves the spiritual
improve our conscious contact with God as we discipline of prayer and
understood Him. Praying only for the knowledge of meditation
His will and the power to carry that out. KEEPING
Step 12- Having had a spiritual awakening as a result THE
of these steps, we tried to carry this message to PEACE
addicts and to practice this principles in all our affairs
- Is about spreading the
word
Relationships
A.Seeking and
Finding HP
B. Choices
Religion – Man Made
- Is an attempt by man to establish a belief system
Spirituality – God given
- Putting mind, body and soul in harmony towards something good for self and
others
- Something leading forward to greater than oneself
- Feeling of being an identifiable part of something greater than oneself
- Renewal of 3 major relationships: self, others and higher power of your
understanding
Concerns of Spirituality:
1. To have purpose and meaning for self and others
2. Connectedness to self and others
3. Centeredness
4. Simple way of living – A.A. and N.A. Way of life
5. Allow us to undergo the process of acceptance and forgiveness
6. To effect change for the better or into something good
Spiritual Awakening – a decision and attitude to change for the better and reinforced with
action (attitude to persevere, attitude to do legwork, attitude to be sober)
Movements of Spirituality:
Character defects
I calmly make the best choices I can, accept their result, and learn from each one.
DAY 17
A.PESO
B. MSWD
DAY 18
A.Catholic
RHU
DAY 19
A.Group
Feedbacking
B. Signs of
Healthy and
Unhealthy
Boundaries
Ask for Mercy, Not Justice
“Many of us have difficulty admitting that we caused harm for others… We cut away
our justifications and our ideas of being a victim.”
Our lives are progressing nicely. Things are going good, and each year in
recovery brings more material and spiritual gifts. We may have a little money in the
bank, a new car, or a committed relationship. We have a little self-confidence, and
our faith in a Higher Power is growing.
Then, something happens. Someone breaks into our new car and steals the
stereo, or the person we’re in the relationship with becomes unfaithful. Right away,
we feel victimized. “Where’s the justice?” we wail. But if we take a look back on our
behavior, we may find that we’ve been guilty of doing what’s just been done to us.
We realize we wouldn’t really want justice – not for ourselves, and not for others.
What we want is mercy.
We thank a loving God for the compassion we’ve been shown, and we take
the time to appreciate all the precious gifts that recovery brings.
Just for today: I will pray for mercy, not justice. I am grateful for the compassion
I’ve been shown, and will offer mercy to others.
SIGNS OF UNHEALTHY BOUNDARIES
B. Role
Playing
“IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO MAKE A CHANGE”
At any time, you can decide to change the road, you’re on in life, take a new direction,
follow a new trail. You are the only one who really knows what you want from life and the
right road for you. You are the one who can fulfil your dreams and receive the joys and
happiness that comes from reaching those aspirations and goals.
Don’t expect others to be responsible for your own happiness and your success. You
must take control and be incharge of your own destiny and day-to-day situations. Take
advice (most of the time it’s FREE) and listen to what others have to say and what concerns
they have; it’s important to have different point of view. But always validate those words of
wisdom with your own set of standards and make sure that the advice has meaning to your
sense of reality.
You must understand yourself enough to understand what you want in life and what
desires worthwhile for your future. You need to depend upon yourself and your talents.
Appreciate others for their personal skills and abilities, but always to continue to focus on
your own strengths and energies. Life is much too short to spend it worrying about
someone else’s accomplishments and expecting someone else to be responsible for making
your life better.
If have dreams then you have a purpose. You have something to believe in and work
towards obtaining. Dedicate yourself to yourself. Promise yourself a life a life filled with
love, and then whatever roads you travel will be the roads you want them to be.
DAY 21
A.Letting Go
B. Movie
( Bill W. )
Letting Go
We humans are blessed with something called an imagination. This wonderful gift
enables us to envision things that have never occurred in reality. It helps us to move
beyond the past and keep changing, growing, and improving ourselves and our lives. But it
can also create impossible dreams and visions of perfection.
Letting go of our attachment to unrealistic fantasies doesn’t mean we have to give up
all our dreams and goals. It means understanding the different roles that imaginary visions
and realistic goals play in our lives. It means being fully present in the here and now, with
our awareness unclouded by the imaginary circumstances and events. When we let go in
this way, we become free to devote our energy and attention to the very real possibilities
and opportunities in our lives. We discover that when we give it our full attention, reality
can be even better than we imagined.
PNP DAY
DAY 23
B. Family Therapy
DAY 24
A.Dysfunctional
Family
B. Pride is the
Mask of One
Own Faults
DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY
“system” family unit essential for a family function and survival.
Most important because it provides a sort of check and balance that stabilizes and holds
together.
WHAT ARE THE SYSTEM’S NEEDS?
Home environment is supposed to be a safe harbour, a place to escape from external stress and a place
where family can relax and be themselves. Worth, health, relief and stress resolve.
BOUNDARIES
- something that show where an area ends.
- Limits that define acceptable behaviour
- Something that separates something from the other
- Rules, regulation, terms and conditions.
Pride is the mask of one’s own faults.
Fear has many disguises. Sometimes it puts on sexy clothes and talks in the voice of lust.
Sometimes it wears the mask of anger or greed or envy. And sometimes fear pretends to be
pride. “ I’m smart and strong, “ we say to ourselves. “I don’t need help. Whatever I have to
do, I can do alone.“ These are the kinds of things we say when we refuse to join a group or
put off asking someone to be our sponsor or even confide in a friend.
But is it pride or fear talking? Pride takes the illogical stand that in spite of the pain we’ve
lived with for so long we really are better than others. Fear, on the other hand,
whisperingly suggests that others may be better than we are, so we’d be safer to hold back
so they’ll never know. Reaching out for any kind of help would make us vulnerable.
But no one grows as well without support. Strength and pride aside, we need other
people’s input, insights, and encouragement. We need people we can trust to hold us
accountable. We need to hear about their struggles and successes. When we insist on going
it alone, it’s usually not because we’re more independent and self-sufficient than other
people. It’s because we’re afraid.
SPORTS DAY
DAY 26
A. Feedbacking
(stigma)
B. Faith
DAY 27
A.Reservations
B. Changing
Lanes
Reservations
“ Relapse is never an accident. Relapse is a sign that we have a reservation in our program”.
A reservation is something we set aside for future use. In our case, a reservation is the
expectation that, if such-and-such happens, we will surely relapse. What event do we expect
will be too painful to bear? Maybe we think that if a spouse or lover leaves us, we will have to
get high. If we lose our job, surely, we think, we will use. Or maybe it’s the death of a loved one
that we expect to be unbearable. In my case, the reservations we harbor give us permission to
use when they come true- as they often do.
We can prepare ourselves for success instead of relapse by examining our expectations
and altering them where we can. Most of us carry within us a catalog of anticipated misery
closely related to our fears. We can learn how to survive pain by watching other members live
through similar pain. We can apply their lessons to our expectations. Instead of telling ourselves
we will have to get high if this happens, we can quietly reassure ourselves that we, too, can stay
clean through whatever life brings us today.
Just for today: I will check for any reservations that may endanger my recovery and share
them with another addict.
MOVIE : ( CHANGING LANES )
DAY 28
FUN DAY
OUTSIDE
DAY 29
A.SWOT
B. Zumba
DAY 30
A.Vocal Stigma
B.Step 3
STEP 3: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the Care of
God as we understood Him
CLIENT: ____________________
DUE DATE:____________________
6. How are you indicating by your Behavior your willingness to let your will conform
to God’s will? Explain.
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