At The End of Cycle One
Well done, you reached the end of the first cycle! If you reached the goal
you set, you may be asking yourself what to do next:
- If you believe you need to reach a lower score before you are done,
what will be your target for Cycle Two?
- If you reached a comfortable place of moderate use and don’t have
a different target for the next Cycle, work is still not done. You need
to stay with the target number of Xs that represents stable use for you,
and you should certainly continue to continue to develop your Resources
in this maintenance phase.
- If you are not using at all, then continue to develop and deepen your
Resources, they are your insurance plan against returning to drinking/drug
use. Here’s how the thinking goes: a rich and rewarding life is
your best inoculation against a wild and crazy one.
- If you brought your score down, but didn’t reach your target,
that’s called success, because you exerted greater control in your
life. The question now is what for you is a realistic target for Cycle
Two?
What If You Don’t Reach Your Goal?
As I said at the start, the Toolkit will not work for everybody, and if
it doesn’t work for you it will be for one of three reasons:
- You didn’t fully apply the Toolkit
- You applied the Toolkit, and with some coaching and support, you could
be successful next time
- Your substance use is too compulsive and emotionally-based for the Toolkit
to work for you. It’s just not strong enough medicine.
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Here are some of your options:
