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Stages Of Change - What is this all about? I don't understand.

Precontemplation:  More details about this Stage

• Alcohol: What you don't know can harm you
• Alcoholism: Getting the facts
• How to help a loved one who doesn't want help

Recommended Reading/Listening:
Changing For Good
Step Zero

Contemplation:  More details about this Stage 

• Myths of  problem drinking 
• Wisdom Spray
• How to move from avoidance to contemplation to commitment
• How to stop procrastinating
• Understanding Ambivalence
• The Knowing-Doing Gap
• Alcohol (and Illegal Drugs) Decisional Balance Scale
• "How Are You Doing?"
• "Accepting Ambivalence"
• Time, Money and Activities Calculator

Recommended Reading/Listening:
What You Can Change...And What You Can't

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Preparation:  More details about this Stage

• Get Confident   On-line course
• How to Get Motivated
• Methods for Developing Skills
• Shoring Up Motivation and Commitment to Stop
• The Top 10 Ways To Help Stop A Bad Habit Or An Addiction
• Self-Help Addiction Recovery Groups
• Coping with Addiction
• Overcoming Fears
• Out of the habit trap

Recommended Reading/Listening:
Recovery Options: The Complete Guide

Action:  More details about this Stage

• Shoring Up Motivation and Commitment to Stop
• Facts about Naltrexone
• Rational Recovery internet crash course
• Self-Help Addiction Recovery Groups
• Coping With Craving
• How to reduce your drinking
• Do it yourself detox
• Out of the habit trap
• How Are You Doing
• Techniques of Change
• The Ladder of Change

Recommended Reading/Listening to help you move from Action to Maintenance:
Coming Clean : Overcoming Addiction Without Treatment
Recovery From Addiction
The Habit Change Workbook
Sex, Drugs, Gambling & Chocolate
Take Control, Now!

 Relapse:   More details about this Stage

• Relapse Prevention Strategies
• Refusal Skills/Assertiveness
• What does your behavior tell us -chart
• Self-Help Addiction Recovery Groups
• RELAPSE - for overcoming relapse
• The LET GO System - For letting go of the need to control others

Structure Are Key For Long Term Success - [View Image]

Recommended Reading/Listening:
Kicking Addictive Habits
Staying Sober and Straight

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Are You Your Worst Enemy? - [View Image]

Maintenance:   More details about this Stage

• Get A Life!  Example
• What Do You Do With Your Time?
• How to express your feelings
• Being Good is Hard
• Methods for Gaining Insight Into Ourselves
• Time Management
• An All-Purpose Coping Plan
• Drug Refusal Skills
• Problem Solving
• Self-Help Addiction Recovery Groups
• Identifying Triggers
• How Are You Doing
• Relapse Prevention Strategies
• Having Fun
• Handling Fear of Success
• Life Plan Software

Structures Come In All Shapes and Sizes - [View Image]

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Transcendence:   More details about this Stage

• Benefits of Zen Meditation in Addiction and Recovery
• Developing Patience
• Becoming Vulnerable
• How Are You Doing

Recommended Reading/Listening:
Man's Search For Meaning - Frankel
Denial of Death - Becker

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