Lesson 8: Managing Internal Causes Of Relapse - Slide 17
Ambivalence About Quitting Using
- Feeling 2 ways about something is a common experience
- Feeling 100% clear about something important is more exceptional than usual
- Ambivalence about quitting is normal,
acceptable, and understandable
- You can learn to:
- Manage this conflict within yourself
- Increase your motivation to achieve
your life goals and stay abstinent
- Feeling ambivalent does not mean you want to return to using, it means you are normal
Notes:
Pg. 37, “Motivational Interviewing Preparing People to Change Addictive Behaviour,” William Miller and Stephan Rollnick, The Guildford Press, New York, 1991
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