Understanding the Pattern I Want Help With
Describe the function and impact of one pattern without reducing yourself to a label.
BROWSE A TOPIC
TOP028
Addiction
Explore what an addictive pattern does, what it costs, and a personally chosen direction for support.
Existing resources primarily address substance use. The starter supports an initial change conversation; it does not diagnose all behavioral or substance-related addictions.
A STARTING POINT
Understanding the Pattern I Want Help With
A pattern may offer relief, belonging, stimulation, or escape while also creating problems. Looking at both sides can help you explain what you need. You do not have to agree with someone else's label before asking for support.
Read resources for this topic
These complete reading pages are part of the larger topic collection.
Recovery Can Include More Than One Kind of Support
Identify a personally meaningful recovery priority and the kind of help it needs.
The Missed Bus: A Recovery Planning Example
See how a fictional person adjusts a plan when practical barriers interfere.
My Difficult-Moment Support Map
Connect an early signal with one available action and a backup source of support.
Ask for the Kind of Support You Need
Practice a specific support request while leaving room for limits and alternatives.
Make One Support Easier to Reach
Remove one practical obstacle to a support option you have chosen.
Review Without Starting Over
Identify what a recent attempt revealed and choose an adjusted support step.
Facilitator Notes: Recovery Goals and Access
Use the pack to support choice and practical planning within an appropriate care relationship.
What Substance Use Does for Me
Understand what substance use offers, what it costs, and which needs deserve another response.
Choosing My Next Recovery Goal
Turn your own reasons for change into a small, specific recovery action.
When Change Feels Complicated
Offer an autonomy supporting conversation when a client feels uncertain about change.
Explore practical situations
Each situation offers ten shared activity frameworks in the full library.