Reclaim Myself : A Handbook For Holistic Recovery ** PART III **

By Chaim Durst and Dustin Gilman-Stienstra

Part III covers: *Forgiveness*Identity*Recovery * A compendium on visualization The third part of the book is intended to provide a hopeful resolution to the challenges I discuss in earlier chapters. Recovery is not linear. I expected to be further along by now. I expected to reclaim my physical and mental health quicker than I have. But, those expectations were based on illusion and only set me up for disappointment. I was sick for decades, so it only makes sense it will take considerable time and effort to restore the damage I've done to myself and reverse the destructive behavior I've habituated. That being said, I am growing and recovering at a safe pace. I begin the final part by discussing forgiveness. There are plenty of reasons I've chosen not to forgive myself for the pain I've caused. Likewise, there are many reasons I hold on to the resentment I feel towards others for the roles I perceive they've played in my pain. Resolving those resentments is essential to further my recovery. As part of my discussion of forgiveness, I cover regret and the steps I take to release the hold certain regrets have over me. The second chapter of Part III covers identity. I have had a life-long fascination with identity construction. My condition has given me the impetus to discover who I am, how I got that way, and who I wish to become. I conclude that chapter by discussing what obstacles block me from becoming the person I wish to be and what steps I must take to overcome those roadblocks. I have long concluded my lecture cycle with a chapter on recovery. In the past, every effort I've made to rehabilitate myself has failed. In particular, I've struggled each time I've left hospitals, behavioral health centers, and rehabilitation facilities to maintain the progress I made there. For that reason, in the chapter on recovery, I list practical measures I've taken to avoid relapse. Finally, I include a compendium of visualization techniques used throughout the three books at the end of Part III. I feel it is useful to have the techniques in one place for ease of reference and use. My creative focus sustains me. It is the most potent weapon I have to fight physical and mental pain as well as a range of other threatening emotions. My imagination is one of the few things I can control no matter what condition I'm in.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1729344224
• ISBN13: 9781729344224
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.5" x 8.5"