Chapter Six: Emotions
On this page you will learn more specific details and information related to chapter six, Dealing with Difficult Emotions. It is often difficult for addicts to identify their emotions early in the recovery process, which makes it harder for them to feel comfortable, relate to others and remain sober. However, now that you are sober, you must face up to and deal with the unpleasant feelings that will surface during recovery and in daily living. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to identify and deal with three of the most troublesome and uncomfortable emotions: depression, anxiety and anger. The goal of this webpage is to provide you with more in-depth information and resources on four specific subtopics that I discuss in this chapter in the book.
There are four specific topics and resources that are referenced from the book to this webpage for this chapter. They are as follows (just click on the appropriate item below to be taken to it):
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