How to Keep an Addiction Recovery Journal
Author: robert | Posted: 23.07.2008 | Views: 14
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How to Keep an Addiction Recovery Journal
During any addiction recovery process and even afterward,support is essential. A simple, easy and proven effective way,that anyone can use to support themselves, is keeping anaddiction recovery journal or diary. An excellent tool forrecovery, as well as a great way of doing our, Daily 10th StepInventory, journaling provides a record of gratitudes, goals,intentions, and the ups and the downs of life. Journaling is arecord of our actions and growth, our dreams and desires.
Journaling is all about expression. Writing down, recording ourfeelings, recognizing them, and leaving them on the page, is anexcellent way to understand and figure out what is reallyimportant to us and for us. We can realize what we are reallyexperiencing. We see what we are really thinking. It is rightthere on the page in black and white. Where is the fear? Whereis the joy? Within the journaling pages and with time, clarityis easier to obtain and focus upon. Then, after this processing,we can make clear, focused choices of what works and serves us.And what does not.
An excellent, supportive tool to use to start an addictionrecovery journal is The 5 Year Journal. The 5 Year Journal canbe started on any day, in any year. Already formatted into threelines a day, the day and date are at the top of the page, butyou write in the year. This format is especially conducive forjournaling daily the 12 Step Recovery Program. Use 5YJ to recorda relative reflection of the daily steps taken. After the eachyear journaled, we can look back at the previous years to seewhere we were last year, then two years ago, three years, and soon.
5 Journaling Tips
1. Start journaling on any day of the year.
2. Set your journal where you see it every day: On the kitchentable, your desk or in your briefcase. This will help remind youto journal daily.
3. Keep a pen or pencil with your journal.
4. Skipping days is a part of journaling.
5. You can use the same color of pen or use different colors.You can also designate colors of pens for certain feelings,i.e., green for growth, blue for sadness, orange for joy, redfor anger, you get the idea. If you are using the differentcolored pens, write in the front of your journal what youdecided each color signifies.
By journaling every day, we make time for ourselves, and in somany ways our journal becomes a treasured keepsake. Keeping anaddiction recovery journal can reduce stress, help focus andorganize us, and becomes a good reminder, helping us to set andtrack goals. Comparing and exploring the different times of ourlives is easy with a journal.
For more information go to:http://www.nicd.us/10thstepjournal.htm
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Doreene Clement, a cancer victor, author of The 5 Year Journal,and a journlaing expert, is currently writing a new book,Blessed, about her life and her cancer experience.www.the5yearjournal.com Rev. Stephen J. Murray, MCRC, the current Director of NICD,National Institute on Chemical Dependency, is an ordainedminister and counselor. www.nicd.us
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