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Podcast: From Sobriety To Recovery: An Addiction Recovery Podcast
Episode: Stimulus, Choice, Reaction, and Response
Description: Ep #169 - The time between the stimulus and your action is where your choice exists. Your choice to react emotionally triggered/activated/cued or to respond emotionally grounded will determine the outcome of any interaction you are having in your life.
You know what it is like when someone goes half-cocked on you. Likewise, you know what it feels like when someone approaches you with an issue and they speak to you with kindness and calmness.
As people with a lived experience of substance use our emotional mind and rational mind can often betray us...