| I agree about using the word "slip." The person didn't just all of a sudden fall down. A slip, in my opinion happens on the ice, snow or a wet surface when things are going along just fine and suddenly, wham!
I've been to Meetings or in my IOP group I'd hear people say,"I've been clean and sober for 3 years today . . . well, I did have a couple of slips in there though." I'm sorry, the alcohol just didn't suddenly slide down your throat, the pills didn't jump out of a bottle into your mouth nor did the pipe light itself and go into your mouth.
I tend to call them relapses. When someone has Cancer for example and they come out of remission it's a relaspse of the disease, right? Meaning all the signs, symptoms of the disease are back. When someone relapses, picking up is only a small part of the relapse. . . it's the last phase as well. Before picking up, the old stinking thinking, negative thoughts and behaviors return and then the actual using.
That's just my opinion on things! Good topic, Paulie!
Judy
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