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Lapse or Collapse

Gordon Alan Marlatt was a pioneer in addiction and alcohol dependence research. He led the movement toward a new behavioral approach toward treatment.

In direct contrast to other leading researchers during the 1970s, Marlatt found that it was how individuals coped with the stressful situations that determined the length of sobriety.

The was a violation if there was a break in the abstinence. What took place thereafter was the effect.

Would the violation simply be a one-time lapse or a complete collapse? 

The research behind this one mistake was coined the: Abstinence Violation Effect

Having a lapse was a huge indicator of someone returning to a full relapse, but it was not inevitable.

Marlatt uncovered that there was a difference between people who had a lapse or slip and those who suffered a collapse, which was a full return to substance use.

The difference was one important mental skill, their ability to respond to adversity!  

Just like addicts and alcoholics, one mistake we make can cause a lapse or a complete collapse.

Messing up makes a huge impact mentally. Any major slip or lapse can FEEL like a failure….

The plan to crush your goals depends on your ability to OVERCOME the lapse that you'll have. 

We overcome by knowing that it will happen and not letting one mistake or setback to define us! Don't allow one lapse to turn into a complete collapse.