SMART Recovery Handbook Quotes

“identify specific and important goals you want to achieve to bring more meaning to your life.”
― Rosemary Hardin, SMART Recovery Handbook

“How do I feel about what I’m currently doing?”
― Rosemary Hardin, SMART Recovery Handbook

“What do I want for my future? What am I currently doing to achieve that? How do I feel about what I’m currently doing?”
― Rosemary Hardin, SMART Recovery Handbook

“Committing to abstinence means that you are committing to change. It requires patience, persistence, and practice. Breaking a commitment to abstinence is not the same as giving up on it.”
― SMART Recovery, SMART Recovery Handbook

“If you see yourself as doing things badly, doing things that aren’t in your best interest, or see others as treating you unfairly, you’re probably going to feel some discomfort.”
― Rosemary Hardin, SMART Recovery Handbook

“Figure 4.5. Identifying distractions”
― Rosemary Hardin, SMART Recovery Handbook

“I used to have an addictive behavior but I choose not to act that way any more.”
― Rosemary Hardin, SMART Recovery Handbook

“Figure 3.2 My Three Questions worksheet   TOOL:”
― Rosemary Hardin, SMART Recovery Handbook

“Hierarchy of Values (HOV) will help reintroduce what is most important to you. Start by writing down as many of your values as you can think of. There are no right or wrong answers as these are very personal. Once you have written as many as you can, group them into main categories, ultimately narrowing your list to five. In Figure 3.1, list them in order of importance. Figure 3.1 My Hierarchy of Values worksheet Your”
― Rosemary Hardin, SMART Recovery Handbook

“What could I do differently to achieve the future I want? How would changing what I do or getting what I want make me feel?”
― Rosemary Hardin, SMART Recovery Handbook

“You may have used an addictive behavior to deal with irrational thoughts and excessive emotions. We call this the “using strategy” for coping with discomfort. Somehow, we adopted the unrealistic belief that life should be free from discomfort and pain, and that we shouldn’t have to tolerate it. This unhelpful belief leads to further distress, which drives the urge to engage in addictive behavior to escape the discomfort.”
― Rosemary Hardin, SMART Recovery Handbook