Dealing with Change in Recovery Worksheet

Recovery from drug or alcohol addiction is a long and arduous process that requires sheer will and determination. To keep up with your recovery progress you will be expected to make certain lifestyle changes.

There are a lot of things in your life prior to seeking recovery that were inevitably leading you toward your addiction. Identifying them and replacing them with healthier alternatives can ensure you are able to maintain your recovery progress for a much longer time.

It is completely normal to feel stressed or uncomfortable with the idea of change. Use this worksheet to lay out your concerns as honestly as possible.

• What lifestyle changes do you think you need to make to keep up your recovery progress? (think about common triggers of your addiction such as people, places, routines etc.)

• What are you most concerned about when thinking about making these changes?

• How can you motivate yourself to make these changes despite your concerns? What can you do to overcome these concerns?

Reference

Melemis S. M. (2015). Relapse Prevention and the Five Rules of Recovery. The Yale journal of biology and medicine, 88(3), 325–332.

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Please note: There may be a more up-to-date and editable version of this worksheet available here which may be more suitable to present to clients if you are a therapist or to use in a classroom as a teacher or guidance counsellor.