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what is the Recovery method?Is Recovery, Inc. for you?
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 
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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.
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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 inquiries@recovery-inc.org . 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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In preparing your example be certain to describe, not give opinions and interpretations. What is to be described are symptoms (palpitations, tremors, pressures, difficulty of sleeping, fatigue, fears, obsessions) or temper ("I shouted," "my voice shook," "my hands trembled," "I felt the blood rushing to my head."). These are to be described in paragraphs II and IV. In paragraph II describe your manner of spotting and controlling, for instance, "I remembered there is no right and wrong in trivialities," or "Suddenly it came ot me this is sabotage" or "I commanded my muscles to..." or "I now remembered that sensations are distressing but not dangerous."
It is important to know the difference between description and interpreation. Description means what was done, said and felt. Interpretation deals with what was thought. If you say, "I was pessimistic," that is a thought (that the future is bleak). You can describe your "pessimism" by saying, "I felt an emptiness in my stomach, my muscles were heavy, I had little desire to act or move. I could hardly make up my mind for the simplest thing." In the same manner don't say, "I was uncooperative at home." Instead, describe as follows: "Whenever my mother told me to do something, I did the reverse. I yelled when somebody refused to give me what I wanted."
You may however mention an interpretation and immediately the description. For instance, you can say: "I was so pessimistic, I felt an emptiness in the stomach, my muscles were heavy. I had little desire to..." This is interpretation followed by description.
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The best web sites reflect the views and needs of the users. We are just learning how to best use the web, and what we learn comes from the advice and the opinions of our members, so keep dropping in and if you see room for improvement, write the webmaster .
Submit an example!
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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Become a member!
Contact headquarters in Chicago at Recovery, Inc. 802 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60610,to apply for a one year membership. To become a member, go to our online store to pay for your membership.
