Not all addicts "slip"... This is the term used when someone who has been sober and then they use/drink but it not "yet" turned into a full blown.....
Relapse.
Think of it like this.... Shelia has a shopping problem.... She is in credit card debt up to the tune of about 30 grand!!!!
Shelia has acknowledge that shopping fills a void for her and has decided to NOT use her cards again!!!
Shelia has been doing GREAT she has been avoiding stores and websites she used to shop at. Then... Shelia spends about 500 on sandals and a designer bathing suit for summer.
Is it a relapse or a "slip"????
Depends on who you ask....
Everyone slips.... We are not perfect creatures.
But.... You have a choice not to slip...back into a full blown relapse.
This theory applies to any addiction from shopping to gambling to drunk dialing that fucking loser who....deep down YOU know is not worth your energy much less your cell phone minutes.
The main thing is not to beat yourself up too bad about your slip....
So, you smoked a cig or drank or snorted a gram....
Let it go and move forward.
Talk to a friend, do not isolate yourself!!! Go to a meeting, find an online chat group.
Learn from your mistake, what triggered the slip, and make a plan as to what to the next time you "feel" as though it may happen again.
Friends life is never going to be a straight road.... It is the stops along the way that helps us get to our destination.
Most of all realize YOU are NOT ALONE!!! There are millions of people around the world who have the same problems if not then just a different version of your problem and we can all learn from each other.
Have a great week!!
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