UNHOOKED THINKING 2007 WHY STOP AT RECOVERY? ANTHONY HEWITT

I wouldnt change my life with you or anybody else…meeting people who are much further down in recovery I dont think most of them would change it…

HALF FULL? HALF EMPTY?

ARE WE IN THE HEALTH BUSINESS OR THE ILLNESS BUSINESS?

We need to know how things work as well as how they dont

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SELF AND OTHERS ALLOW ALLOW SUPPORT SUPPORT FOSTER FOSTER

UNHOOKED THINKING 2007 WHY STOP AT RECOVERY?

The Continuum of Recovery from Addiction ???? Addiction

The Continuum of Recovery from Addiction Survival Addiction

The Continuum of Recovery from Addiction Survival Recovery Addiction

The Continuum of Recovery from Addiction Survival Recovery Thriving Addiction

PTSD&PTG

PTG PTG COMMON PTG NORMAL HAPPENS TO NORMAL PEOPLE

I dont regret it because Im quite happy with most of me now and its part of my experience…I learnt a lot, I probably wouldnt have learnt half the things Ive learnt…about myself, and a lot about my relationships with people…

Areas of development and thriving Changes in relationships with others Change in the sense of self Change in philosophy of life

Personal Outcomes Material Material Knowledge Knowledge Skills Skills Beliefs Beliefs

…its made me a better person, its made me understand myself more.

Attitudes and approaches to life Awareness Awareness Choice Choice Responsibility Responsibility Acceptance Acceptance Appreciation and openness Appreciation and openness Optimism Optimism Proactivity Proactivity

… I would expect anyone who has gone through an addiction process and come out the other side to have a very different perspective on life than if that hadnt happened, and that can be quite a wise and positive perspective.

Spirituality Practices and beliefs Practices and beliefs Making meaning and sense Making meaning and sense

Social Outcomes Better peopleBetter people Better relationshipsBetter relationships

Social Outcomes Better peopleBetter people Better relationshipsBetter relationships Increased intimacy & closenessIncreased intimacy & closeness Greater self-disclosureGreater self-disclosure Increased emotional expressivenessIncreased emotional expressiveness Increased empathy and compassionIncreased empathy and compassion

Social Outcomes Better peopleBetter people Better relationshipsBetter relationships Other Social CapitalOther Social Capital

Strategies for thriving awareness awareness choice-making choice-making responsibility responsibility proactivity and goal-setting proactivity and goal-setting meaning-making meaning-making positive relationships positive relationships

…now I am a much better judge as to what I am really enjoying, as opposed to what I think I should be enjoying…I am vastly better at judging what is OK and trying to stick to what is good for me….

Positive feedback loops Reflection Reflection

Positive feedback loops Reflection Reflection Better choices Better choices

Positive feedback loops Reflection Reflection Better choices Better choices Better results Better results Increased resources Increased resources

Positive feedback loops Reflection Reflection Better choices Better choices Better results Better results Increased resources Increased resources Even better choices…. Even better choices….

…once you start realising that you can do things, then you entertain the possibility of doing more, and you also get to be a bit of a success junkie…the good feelings that you get about yourself having been able to achieve something, you just want more! [laughing].…once you start realising that you can do things, then you entertain the possibility of doing more, and you also get to be a bit of a success junkie…the good feelings that you get about yourself having been able to achieve something, you just want more! [laughing].

Motivations to Change Intolerable now Intolerable now Future could be different Future could be different Cognitive dissonance Cognitive dissonance

Processes supporting change Schema Reconstruction Schema Reconstruction

Processes supporting change Schema Reconstruction Schema Reconstruction Momentum Momentum

I was really driven when I stopped using and started doing things with my life, I was so...motivated. I felt like I had come back to life, really keen and energetic about everything…

Processes supporting change Schema Reconstruction Schema Reconstruction Momentum Momentum The pull of the positive The pull of the positive

Processes supporting change Schema Reconstruction Schema Reconstruction Momentum Momentum The pull of the positive The pull of the positive Ongoing benefits of recovery resources and strategies Ongoing benefits of recovery resources and strategies

Resources supporting growth and thriving – Growth Capital

Personal Capital Personal Capital

Resources supporting growth and thriving – Growth Capital Personal Capital Personal Capital Social Capital Social Capital

Resources supporting growth and thriving – Growth Capital Personal Capital Personal Capital Social Capital Social Capital Environmental Capital Environmental Capital

Implications Basic needs Basic needs Basis of helping relationship Basis of helping relationship

Implications Basic needs Basic needs Basis of helping relationship Basis of helping relationship Extend narratives in society and clinical practice, including meaning making Extend narratives in society and clinical practice, including meaning making Specific interventions that support PTG Specific interventions that support PTG Work in positive way Work in positive way Reevaluate 12 steps Reevaluate 12 steps

Wei

…I grew through it and the experience of it…I feel happier than I ever have, I don't know that I would ever have reached the position that I am in now without having gone through it to be honest, I think it has given me a reason to work on myself and to look at stuff…

UNHOOKED THINKING 2007 WHY STOP AT RECOVERY? ANTHONY HEWITT