Counselor's Manual for Relapse Prevention With Chemically ...

to talk about the answers to these questions.8. What was the most important thing you learned?9. What can you do differently tomorrow to make things better?Concluding RemarksWe hope you have worked through all the exercises in this workbook. If you have, then you areready for the next step, which is the most important of all: putting your relapse prevention planinto action. If you have not completed the entire workbook, we hope you will go back andcomplete it.You must stop using alcohol and drugs. However, this action alone will not change your life.Recovery means giving up your old ways of thinking, feeling, and acting, so that you can have abetter life. You can live without worrying about legal problems, getting alcohol or drugs, and allof the issues associated with chemical dependency.In order for this to happen, you must put the things you have learned here into action. You alsomust be willing to learn more. Many people who used to abuse alcohol or drugs and commitcrimes are living healthy, happy lives today because they worked on the suggestions in thisworkbook. You can, too.