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Six stages of change continued
4. Action:
`You now have decided that you are going to stop and you have. You are going to AA meetings and reading all of the literature you can on staying sober, including reading your big book. You are beginning to find new friends who are in recovery, you have entered counseling once a week, you are also avoiding all the hangouts and people you used with in the past. You are now leading a life clean and sober. You are happy now where your new life is taking you. Your eating well balanced meals more often and your spending more time with your family. Your sleeping better at night and you have adjusted your schedule to make better use of your time.
5. Maintainance:
You have been following through on your recovery now for several months and your life is coasting in a new and enjoyable direction. You are working on repairing a lot of the damage from when you used alcohol and drugs. You are a good example of what getting clean is all about. You fully realize that you don't want to see any of your old friends anymore, and you have been faithfully going to your support group meetings where you have a lot of new friends who support you in your recovery. Life is going well.
6. Relapse:
This is where you lost touch with why you want to stay clean. You came across some pressures that you found a tough challenge and instead of getting support from your new friends or seeing a counselor, you started going back to your old hangouts and you started seeing your old friends whom you used to party with. You feel tremendous guilt over everything and you don't care anymore. Your spouse is about to leave you and you don't care. Your using drugs and alcohol again and nothing matters anymore.
(Now this phase of relapse can also be a slip just as long as you get a grip on yourself and get guidance from others who want to help you enter recovery again.)