Neural Reconditioning
For many individuals in early recovery from drug and alcohol abuse identifying one’s values and morals can be a difficult exercise. From a dialectic perspective it makes sense for a therapist to do this with their clients as it allows one to see how they have not been living in accordance with their ideals. This process can be the beginning of affecting lasting change in an individual’s life by allowing them to exhibit behaviors more indicative of their virtues. In theory, and practice, this idea makes a lot of sense, however, for many people in early recovery the identity comprising the individual from their own perspective is more closely aligned with thoughts that are diametrical to their professed values and morals. So how can one once again see that they are, in fact, worthy of their virtues? A practice that many begin this process, which can be done by anybody at any time, is telling one’s “life story” using only successes in two minutes. No talk of death, divorce, failure, or h