The Yin Yang of Relapse

There’s this slogan, “Relapse is part of recovery,” that has always kind of bugged me because I’ve known people to use it as an excuse for their latest slip back into addiction.

And at the same time, I understand the other side, too.

So, which is it? Is relapse a tool to be used in one’s recovery or is it a built-in justification for another trip around the cycle?

In today’s episode of The Sober Shaman, we’ll be taking a look at the one valuable insight that a Yin Yang philosophical perspective can provide to help make a relapse the absolute last one.

Here’s an outline of our talk:
Intro to Yin Yang

Points:
Relapse is not part of recovery, it’s part of reinforcing the pattern
Relapse is just a yo-yo reaction into active addiction after a period of successful recovery
Get this insight and get off the cycle

Yin Yang’s first two Rules
They are opposites
They are dependent upon each other

Good vs Bad
Energies vs Judgements

The problems are…1, 2, 3
We think we can eliminate The Bad
We think these are our only two choices
Do our closest relationships understand?

The solutions are…
There is another way
Characteristics and names
Apply Yin Yang
Identify who’s in charge?

As always, please leave any comments or questions below or send them to me directly at: [email protected]

With Blessings,
Randal