We are treatment professionals: we are trained to help our clients navigate addiction and mental health crises. We aren’t supposed to relapse and have crises ourselves. In my last article about helping professionals who struggle with addiction and relapse, I wrote about how 37 to 57% of addiction treatment professionals are in recovery and 14.7% relapse over their… Continue reading When Treatment Professionals Relapse: Shattering the Stigma
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Does Empathy Play A Role In Relapse?
Scientists examined whether empathy can push a person in recovery to relapse for a new study. Having empathy — being able to relate to other people’s emotions — is generally considered a positive trait, but new research suggests that empathy could lead to relapse for people who are in recovery. Dr. Jonathan Gewirtz, a professor… Continue reading Does Empathy Play A Role In Relapse?
