Charlie Sheen Sober: Says "Shame Shivers" Help Him Stay in Recovery (Ep. 333)
Elevation Recovery
English - January 11, 2024 00:54 - 19 minutes - 16.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 100 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Alternative Health recoverypodcast addictionrecovery alcoholrecovery opiaterecovery Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Charlie Sheen is sober and says using "Shame Shivers" is what helps him stay in recovery. Learn more about this relapse prevention technique inside.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to use a powerful Relapse Prevention Technique (RPT) for early recovery. If it's strong enough to help Sheen stay addiction-free, it's probably strong enough for you! This technique is based on human behavior, neuroscience, and psychology.
Here is what you're going to learn:
Addiction is a health disorder, not an "Identity" Charlie Sheen is a self-described "People-Pleaser" Why rehab didn't work when Sheen did it to please others A brief frame of "Early Recovery" and its pitfalls How "Co-Occurring Disorders" can make Early Recovery more challenging How "Stress" is often the biggest trigger to slip or relapse in early recovery Why "Recovery Capital" is so important Categories of Recovery Capital (Shame Shivers falls under "Psychological") The "Shame Shivers" Relapse Prevention Technique Why this strategy works so well at preventing alcohol or drug use How it works Pain avoidance drives behavior (how the "Pain-Pleasure Principle" works) How shame can be a trigger or a safety switch How addiction can be like driving a car without brakes (or with damaged brakes)