Comments on: The Tao of Relationships http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2007/08/13/the-tao-of-relationships/ <<exploring healthy therapy & counseling>> Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:21:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Bill Urell http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/2007/08/13/the-tao-of-relationships/#comment-2299 Bill Urell Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:56:23 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/custom/blog/?p=69#comment-2299 I think this article is great. I am an addictions therapist and one of the most frequently asked questions people entering into recovery ask is about relationships. "How soon can I start one?", what changes should I make in my exsisting relationship?" When dealing with chemically dependent people, the consequences of a failed relationship frequently lead to a destructive relapse. Many addicted peolple have never been in a happy relationship nor have had one modeled for them in childhood. Until they do some work on themselves (know thyself) in recovery the chances are slim of a happy relationship. An old saw in 12 step lierature is that addicts are "self centered in the extreme". What a catch. Bill Urell, MA CAAP-II http://AddictionRecoveryBasics.com I think this article is great. I am an addictions therapist and one of the most frequently asked questions people entering into recovery ask is about relationships. “How soon can I start one?”, what changes should I make in my exsisting relationship?” When dealing with chemically dependent people, the consequences of a failed relationship frequently lead to a destructive relapse. Many addicted peolple have never been in a happy relationship nor have had one modeled for them in childhood. Until they do some work on themselves (know thyself) in recovery the chances are slim of a happy relationship. An old saw in 12 step lierature is that addicts are “self centered in the extreme”. What a catch.

Bill Urell, MA CAAP-II
http://AddictionRecoveryBasics.com

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