Identifying and utilizing your assets for active Recovery.
"You are what you do, not what you say you'll do." - Carl Jung
Self-inquiry can be a powerful tool helping you discover your inner strengths, recognize past accomplishments and build hope for the future.
This "Recovery Capital Scale" is an inventory of current assets and liabilities, a tool for us to celebrate your assets and start zeroing in on challenging areas.
It can be uncomfortable to see elements of a stable comfortable life that you may be lacking at the moment or have had and lost.
No need to be discouraged, anyone exploring this thought experiment would be stronger in some areas than others, remember there are no perfect scores, the numerical values are for you to judge and for us to monitor and revisit over time, we will revisit this in the near future and celebrate the progress sobriety promises.
The statements below allow for self-assessment, helping you gauge your inner strengths, past accomplishments and assets still in operation in your life.
Rate your Recovery Capital:
I have set goals in the past and successfully achieved them.
I have a vision for who I want to become.
I am motivated to seek a better life and I can harness this motivation.
I live in a home and neighborhood that is safe and secure.
I live in an environment free from alcohol and other drugs.
I have natural talents and gifts that can support my journey to recovery.
I have insurance that will allow me to receive help for major health problems.
I feel like I can have meaningful, positive participation in my family and community.
I possess qualities that have helped me face challenges in the past.
I can see strengths in myself that others describe.
I have the financial resources to provide for myself and my family.
I have core beliefs or values that I haven’t compromised even during addiction.
I believe that my life has a purpose.
I have a stable job that I enjoy and that provides for my basic necessities.
I have been persistent or determined in the past even when things were tough.
I can use my strengths to create a solid foundation for a drug-free life.
I have a primary care physician who attends to my health problems.
I have shown resilience or courage in difficult situations.
I have personal achievements that I am proud of.
I have an intimate partner supportive of my recovery process.
I have problem-solving skills and resources.
I have had a profound experience that marked the beginning or deepening of my commitment to recovery.
I hold values that I am proud of which can support my recovery.
I have hopes and dreams for my life beyond addiction.
I am now in reasonably good health.
I can set small, realistic goals that help me build confidence and momentum in my recovery.
I have a family that is supportive of my recovery process.
I have an education or work environment that is conducive to my long-term recovery.
I now have goals and great hopes for my future.
I have overcome challenges in my life, even those unrelated to addiction.
I have an active plan to manage any lingering or potential health problems.
I have friends who are supportive of my recovery process.
Having a sense of purpose in life is essential to my Recovery journey.
I am currently wholly sober.
I am satisfied with my personal life.
I am satisfied with my involvement with my family.
I am happy with my appearance.
I think I am in control of my substance use.
I have a particular person that I can share my joys and sorrows with.
That person is;
I have access to opportunities for career development (job, opportunities, volunteering, apprenticeships, other..
These are the contacts to those opportunities;
I have enough energy to complete the tasks I set myself.
I have the privacy I need.
I make sure I do nothing that hurts or damages other people.
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