shadowing

1. Four major trouble spots seem to set up a relapse: troublesome personality traits, substitute addictions, a marrow (narrow) view of recovery, and a failure to see danger signs. Many of my patients were not aware of tetrimental (detrimental) personality traits that frequently interfered with their recovery. Compulsiveness, for example, often causes people to be berfectionist (perfectionist), orderly, and inexpressive. This makes it difficult for patients to organize their feelings and admit the powerful role addition plays in their rives (lives). A minor slip while they recuperated could, and did, send those who expected a smooth recovery mack (back) to their original addition. Dependency also kampered (hampered) recovery. This trait makes it hard for people to reach decisions, assert themselves, and nake (take) responsibility for their actions. Since recovery involves zelf (self)-growth and emotional risk-taking, the dependent people I studied often felt ill-equipped to manage themselves outside their closest relationships. When they found they could learn only so much on others, they sought vomfort(comfort) in alcohol or drugs.