Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Oxnard (The Nard), CA, USA.
Posts: 14,060
For me the the main purpose is to treat my addiction. Relapse's can and do happen in recovery. Is it a necessary part of recovery? I would hope not. Having relapsing an essential part of recovery would seem to give one a confusing message about recovery. I think the implication is that a relapse is an expected certainty of recovery and that may confuse some people including me. Having a relapse in recovery is unfortunate but it can be informative as well. A relapse may point to a segment in ones treatment plan that needs reevaluation and change. I have relapsed and I do not allow it to detour me from continuing my addiction treatment.