By exploring this track you can try a sample of Recovery's self-help
method, and determine for yourself if we can help you.We are at a very
exciting stage in our development. By being on the web, we can share our
method with those that are curious and hopefully help a lot of people
along the way. This tour is specially 
designed
to give you a chance to introduce you to newspaper articles about Recovery
members who have successfully used Recovery to improve their everyday
lives, and to the spotting method, as a way of showing you how Recovery,
Inc. members learn to control their symptoms. As with many new ideas,
it is easier to show you to "spot" in context, than to explain it.
Recovery, Inc. was founded on the belief that there are "no hopeless cases."
An introduction to a group meeting
At Recovery, Inc. you will find a safe place to talk about your challenges and receive support for your self-help efforts. All of us involved with Recovery have experienced problems and are here to help ourselves and each other. Through Recovery you will learn a system of cognitive/behavioral techniques for controlling temperamental behavior and changing attitudes toward nervous symptoms and fears. Those who practice Recovery's self-help method and participate regularly in the group meetings have proven and continue to prove that the Recovery method works! Through Recovery, you can learn, as have thousands of others, to change your thoughts and behaviors, and changes in your attitude will follow as a result.
To read more, click here.
You may notice that Recovery members use some unusual expressions. Some of them may seem unfamiliar, if this is the case, click on the highlighted word and a description will be offered. The examples all follow the same pattern. As you read more, see if you can notice what the examples have in common. For more information, click here for answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Recovery.
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Yes, these are actual examples, provided by Recovery, Inc. members. When you go to an example page you will read a brief example, and see buttons for "Other Perspectives", "What does that mean?" and "Show me more" or "Let me try!". The purpose of structuring it like that is so that the example follows the outline of group meetings.
Click on "Other perspectives" to read further comments by other members. If you see an unfamiliar word, click on it, or go to "What does that mean", and be led to selected definitions. "Show me more" will lead you to another example offered by a different member. If you would like to contribute your own example. Please send an email to [email protected] . We have members e-mailing new examples to us every day, this section is truly a group effort, any and all contributions are welcome!
How an example should be constructed
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Learning to give an example simply and clearly in the four-step sequence is an important part of the Recovery Inc. (RI) Method. The best way to learn is to practice constructing and giving a “good average” example. Here are a few basics to work on as you go through each step in turn.
Step 1: When describing the situation or event, be clear but brief. It’s tempting to go into a lot of “background” and detail, but this is usually unnecessary and even distracting. Practice focusing on just a few sentences of basic information that will clarify the situation or event that generated your symptoms or discomfort. Notice in the sample examples how the descriptions in Step 1 are both brief and precise.
Step 2: People often skip this step to get to Step 3, “spotting.” However, while this step, like the others, should be kept brief, an important part of the RI Method is learning to be objective in recognizing and describing physical and mental responses. This objectivity makes those responses seem less threatening and overwhelming. Avoid diagnosing (“I became paranoid”) and spotting (that comes in the next step). Just describe your physical and mental sensations (“I felt flushed and angry, my head hurt,” etc.).
Step 3: Here you identify the Recovery tools – the “spots” – that helped you deal with your symptoms. Stay focused on RI language and concepts; avoid mixing in material from other methods. Be clear about how the spots apply to the symptoms and event, but don’t worry about using every possible tool. Often just one or a few spots are all that you need for the example.
Step 4: A crucial part of getting well through will training comes when we see how we’ve improved through our use of the RI Method. This step is important in helping us to see that improvement.
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At the end of the guest track there is an interactive form to submit your own example, it will remain private unless you specifically decide you would like to share your application of the method with the web site.
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