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Plan Prepare Protect
If you want to be succesful in your recovery, you have to learn how to stop, think and take decisive action.
Slowing ourselves down can be really difficult... but it can be done.
And it's so much easier when you have tricks or switches that you can flip in your mind...
That where these 3 Ps come in:
Plan... Prepare... Protect...
Is It A Relapse?
Early recover is a time for massive learning, and nothing teaches us more than our mis-steps...
Here's a hard truth that you might need to hear... you can't relapse if you're not yet in recovery.
This video is important because you're not a 'chronic relapser'... you're just a garden variety, run of the mill, regular, old fashioned, plain ADDICT...
So... do yourself a favor and give yourself a break today... you're learning!
What You Resist, Persists!
The Consequences of Avoidance...
Ignoring a problem only makes it worse.
We can avoid such issues by addressing threats as soon as they arise, or as soon as we're aware of them.
Once you know... DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT... or it will get worse!
Addiction... Stigma... And The Weather
Let me tell you a secret about willpower... it doesn't work...
It is important to remember that addiction is not a moral failing... it's all about the brain, a hijacked brain!
Let's talk about addiction... as if it were as common as talking about the weather.
I was ridiculed in a public park for talking passionately about recovery, but it's so important to understand what we're up against...so we can fight against it!
Addiction Is A Terrorist
Your addiction is always planning an attack... it's always looking for a way in!
It's chronic and progressive... that means it's not going away, and it's always getting worse...
Addiction takes no days off and neither can you!
That is why Recovery Protection™️ is so important!
When we play offense we can win!
Why It's Tough To Quit... Even When You Want To
Do you know why it's so hard to quit...even though you want to quit so badly?
WITHDRAWAL...
Your brain knows it's coming...
In this video, I'm gonna show you how to get yourself a dopamine drip going. That's really going to help you through this...
The #1 Thing You Need To Know About Addictive Thinking
Do you feel like there's a magnet always pulling you back into the food?
The foods you so badly want to avoid..
It's relentless, isn't it!
It doesn't seem to let up, does it?
This is a very important and powerful message.... you don't have to pick up just because you want to!
Information Overload
Information is useless without implementation...
USELESS!
It's the action you take, based on the information you have, that gives you the traction you need for real forward progress...
This quick video says it all!
Dazzled By Bullshit
Do you look for solutions in all the wrong places?
I did it too... for years...
But... we need to know what we're dealing with... is it addiction or is it harmful use?
It can't be both... it's so important that we know which it is for certain, because they're treated in completely different ways.
We need the right information and we need the right help...
The Truth Behind Barbie
Did you know... Barbie was based on a doll sold to grown men in Germany?
The reason this is so important to know is... you're NOT a doll.. you're a person!
You're a unique individual with your own thoughts, feelings, and experiences. Society often tries to fit people, especially women, into narrow boxes and categories. But you're not a doll. You're a person... with your own ideas, needs, wants and values.
Surround yourself with people who support and uplift you. You deserve to be amo…