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How to handle relapse shame in recovery

I relapsed yesterday after ninety days and I cannot stop thinking that I am fundamentally broken and will never get this right.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The identification with failure creates a secondary suffering that often becomes more destructive than the original addictive behavior.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Addiction as mental health condition?”

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