what does relapse mean, really..?
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<A relapse occurs when a person is affected again by a condition that affected them in the past. This could be a medical condition such as depression or an addiction to a drug.\nFor example, if a someone who had problems with alcohol were to give up alcohol and then later start drinking again, this drinking would be considered a relapse.
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It just means that you are a creature of habit, as I like to put it.  You need to break out of this cycle that you are in and find a way to make the things that you want to happen a reality and not just some distant dream.  Knowing that the things you are doing aren't helping you to accomplish your goals is the first step, now incorporating the willpower to stop yourself from backsliding into that same pattern is the next.  Change is not always easy and sometimes it come with a price, but the end result is always worth it.  Good Luck!!
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They key word being recovering,is it not  great if all  addicts r recovering,there is no need for a number lets  just hope who ever they r  they continue to recover. I see addicts as victims and hope they get all the help they need to kick the habit.thanks for ur interest Curious 2006
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A great thing to always check is the person's eyes.  Are their eyes red, pupils unusually large or small, etc.  Here is some great info:\n\nRELAPSE WARNING SIGNS:\n\nChemically dependent individuals can demonstrate relapse behaviors at anytime throughout their recovery process, but they are especially prone during the early stages of recovery. The relapse process starts when a person falls into old patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. The following are signs of relapse at any stage in recovery: \n\nLack of gratitude for recovery or what has been achieved in the recovery process \n\nComplacency when things begin to improve - the chemically dependent person believes that they no longer need to focus on their recovery efforts; they are convinced they will never begin using again \n\nLack of self-care as they become exhausted, develop or return to irregular eating habits or poor health habits in general \n\nSelf-pity - the chemically dependent person talks and acts as if no one else has it as bad as they do \n\nIncreasing denial or return to denial - the chemically dependent person starts rationalizing, justifying, minimizing or generalizing addictive thinking and behavior \n\nBlaming others instead of taking personal responsibility for one's own thoughts, feelings or behavior \n\nUnable to accept feedback from others who are concerned \n\nIsolation and attempting to solve problems on their own; not sharing what is going on with others in the support group \n\nWanting too much too quickly or setting unrealistic goals \n\nAttempting to control one's recovery through manipulation and blaming of others for their problems \n\nDiscounting a recovery program - stopping 12-Step meetings, not utilizing a sponsor or unwilling to allow others to help. \n\nhttp://www.thewatershed.com/signs.htm\n\nGood luck and God Bless!
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I think reengage means to show up in 90 days, not that sure tho, sorry if i'm wrong but it sounds right
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To start back doing something that you have quit doing is falling off the wagon.An excellent exsample is someone who has stopped drinking and then one day they pull a big drunk"they have fallen off the wagon".Or dieters who start eating too much again after going on a big diet!
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If you ever did any sewing, you'd notice that when a seam splits or a thread breaks, the whole row of stitches will come out - especially something sewn on a sewing machine.\n\nSo the phrase is a cautionary warning to mend a split seam or torn threads before the garment starts to come apart.\n\nOver time it has become a metaphor warning people not to procrastinate or delay.  It's a little bit like \n\nan ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure\n\nit just means don't postpone the inevitable.
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They mean they have reached a point where they feel they can go no further with some problem they are facing.  It also means that they are a quitter.  "Quitters never win and winners never quit".  If you hit rock - find what ever "tool" it will take to punch through the rock.  The answer is there but you'll never see it if you let the rock stop you.
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People who are unable to be empathetic will judge you.  The fact that you and your wife are going through the same thing should make it easier to go through all together...it can also make it easier to relapse.  Stay focused, and when all else fails and you need motivation, think of your wife overall well being.
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Well yes and no.  I think that it is a life time thing, but with the right meds and regular counseling I think you can "get over it".  But have to keep up on the meds or you relaps quickly.\n\nSo yes you can feel "normal" again and stay that way, but you have to stay on the meds to keep feeling "normal"
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Tough one....Hope really means confident expectation, which implies the idea that you have motivation to change, improve, and make the most of life.  A truthful outlook kind of says, "This is the way it is and always will be."  It seems kind of pessimistic.  \n\nI would take the "false" out of false hope and say "realistic" rather than "truthful."  That way you still enable yourself to reach your potential.  Heck, if we all did that, our country would run pretty well, and we wouldn't need therapists!
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Referring to the pain a guy feels in the testicles after being sexually excited with no sexual "release" - usually after a heavy makeout session.  Easily cured by "releaving" yourself.\n\nHad it several times.  Three time in in High School after making out with a girl for an hour without it going anywhere.  Once after getting lap dances at a strip club and another just fooling around with my wife.
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It means you may want to take a step back and look inside yourself for a while.  You've lost something.  You don't need to believe in something to have some focus in your life.
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It takes a strong person to truly forgive and forget when it is over something major.\n\nTo me, the phrase means that if I forgive and forget, I won't bring the "forgiven and forgotten" offense up in future arguments, I won't dwell over what can't be changed and I won't seek revenge or continue to mull over the experience.\n\nI may not truly "forget" what happened - but saying that means I am willing to move on and not waste any more precious time worrying about the offense.\n\nOf course, there have been things in my life that I haven't been wiling to "forgive and forget" but in those cases I have chosen to give up my relationship with that person rather than try to heal the friendship. Usually a relationship of some sort is at stake when forgiveness is involved and it is a matter of choosing between the offense and the relationship.
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maybe it means that something is going on in your life right now that you want to help with/work on but you feel too pressured to do it or maybe you just dont know how to start. i think its somehow related to control issues: you couldnt help the women, but you tried and then the man came after you. just a thought...
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Quitting doesn't make always make you a failure.  Sometime it is necessary to quite one course of action in order to continue with another.  Sometimes quitting can be a sign of strength.\n\nThe same can be said of failing.  If you try something and it doesn't work you failed, but your not a failure.  Nobody's perfect.  You can do everything right the first time.  The difference is a failure never tries again.
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Life is tough! And then you can´t go back to sleep again! I made an experiment, I didn´t set my alarm clock and I still woke up 30 mins before I had to! \nIt means you are not lazy and take whatever you have to do seriously.