I, too, am an alcoholic in recovery and decided that if I ask my patients to do this, I should do it too. It helps to know additional are going through the identical thing. Author’s note: I am a substance abuse counselor at an intensive outpatient rehabilitation facility, and one of the psychoeducational activities I have my patients do is writing a goodbye letter to their addiction. I will never get back what you have taken from me, but I will use the strength I gained battling something as relentless and cunning as you in the years to come to live the rest of my life being a kind, reliable, generous man regardless of circumstances. Oftentimes, saying goodbye to addiction can be very very rigid. You have preyed on my anxiety and depression long enough. Most importantly to not forget the toll it took on my family and the woman I lost because of you ….Goodbye…. To remember the endless days I spent sick, and the demoralization I felt coming back to you time after time. To remind myself of the friendships I lost, and the values I comprised. Its a way to keep in touch with your soon-to-be former co-workers, and a way to move on from a job gracefully and professionally. Goodbye Letter to My Addiction: One-page prompt and directions, plus 3 journaling pages Recovery Bookshelf Log: a creative list of 30 books on addiction and recovery to record your therapeutic reading journey Beyond Addiction 100-Day Workbook. I want to make you agitated and irritable so everything and everybody makes you uncomfortable. When youre leaving your job, take the time to send a farewell email or letter to the colleagues you have worked with. I want to make you jumpy, nervous, and anxious. I want to make you restless so you can never relax. I love to see you suffer mentally, physically, spiritually, and socially. That being said, I am writing this for myself. A 'Love Letter' From Our Addiction: Dear Friend, I have come to visit once again. Content years, 4 months, 7 days years, 11 months, 28 days Recovery Support A. As I write this you are undoubtedly busy poisoning the lives of countless men and women…. Goodbye Letter to My Addiction Addiction Recovery Worksheet Etsy Nederland. You care little for those who had the courage to leave you with so many seeking the relief and pleasure you promise willing to seek you out. Your callous, selfish natures leads me to believe that the time spent writing this letter will be wasted upon you. I’ve heard that writing a goodbye letter to your drug of choice is a good idea so I figured as I struggle with temptation and anxiety that I should find a way to confront those feelings.
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