Self-harming behavior: Alternative coping strategies and simple self-care habits for avoiding future relapses by Alexandra Cromer, LPC | Mar 29, 2023 | Coping Skills, Feelings & Emotions, Mental Health Topics A self-harm relapse occurs when someone engages in self-harming behavior after a period of approximately 3-4 weeks of abstaining. A self-harm relapse can happen via the same mechanism of self-harm or a different behavior. During a relapse period and the hours or days afterward, the individual may face additional temptation…
What are relapse dreams? Why do they occur and what can I do about them? by Cassidy Webb | Apr 26, 2019 | Addiction, Mental Health Topics, Sleep If you are in recovery from addiction, you know what I’m talking about when I say, “relapse dreams.” This is when you wake up anxious, covered in sweat, because you just had a hyperrealistic dream that you were taking, or about to take, your drug of choice that previously caused…