My journey continues, while I embark on a journey through recovery from an eating disorder (E.D.). I take myself back in time to May 2002. I blow the dust off the pages and flip through my binder that's filled with a ton of skills. At the time, I'm was very scared to go from the hospital setting, to residential treatment, and then to partial treatment. I was afraid of the unknown. I was afraid I would lose control of my life and turn back to E.D. to help gain control in the game of life. So, how does one face the reality's of everyday life outside a therapeutic setting?
Make a list of the following in regards to your own RELAPSE PREVENTION:
Signs of Improvements:
Signs I'm Slipping:
Relapse Prevention Plan:
FIVE THINGS to consider in your post-treatment plan:
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Here is a firsthand example of my own relapse prevention plan that I personalized to my own recovery in the year of 2002...
FIVE THINGS to consider in your post-treatment plan:
1. Have positive and healthy SUPPORTS
2. Have a TOOLBOX filled with skills for trigger preparation
3. Have A MEAL PLAN provides structure
4. Have a TREATMENT TEAM and keep your appointments.
5. Have a RELAPSE PREVENTION plan
Remember this about recovery:
Everyone's journey is different.
It's a work in progress.
There will be ups - N - downs.
A relapse is a bump; Don't give-up.
"Always shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars."
- A.N.T.
