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Why Did I Do It Again & How Can I Stop?

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Why Did I Do It Again & How Can I Stop?
by Robert E. Longo with Laren Bays and Steven Sawyer
Why Did I Do It Again and How Can I Stop? is the second book in the Paths to Wellness Series.
This workbook expands on the standard relapse prevention workbook, teaching clients about cycles of abuse, the sexual abuse cycle, thoughts, feelings and behaviors that make up cycles, values clarification, relapse prevention, and basic interventions for cognitive distortions, mismanaged emotions, behavioral problems and more. It is composed of two parts:
Part One: Why Did I Do It Again?
- Understanding Cycles
- Perceptions: The Beginning of Your Cycle
- Thinking Links
- Feeling Links
- Values Clarification
- Links and Chains that Maintain Your Cycle
- The Secrets of the Cycle
- The Justification Phase - Trying to Make it Alright
- Your Abusive Cycle: Putting It All Together
- Interrupting Your Cycle: Basic Interventions
Part Two: How Can I Stop?
- Stopping Offenses
- Building Foundations for Change
- Stopping Abuse Thoughts
- Avoidance Strategies
- Controlling the Environment
- Escape Strategies
- Desperate Measure: Planning Emergency Escapes from Offending Behaviors
- Learning New Responses
- Positive Self-Talk
- Relaxation
- Monitoring Through Journaling
- Imagery as a Copy Strategy & Intervention
- Relapse Rehearsal
- Voice Dialogue
- Behavioral Contracts
- Enhancing Empathy
Each chapter ends with a set of assignments created to help clients understand and implement the lessons of the chapter. The client is encouraged to write responses in a notebook, rather than in the workbook.
ISBN: 978-1-929657-11-7
184 pages, Paperback
$26.00
Order#: WP182