Dennis C. Daley, Ph.D.

© 2005

ISBN:  0-9755536-7-4

$6

About the Publication:

Sobriety Journal: Your Plan for Recovery in Year One.  This guides the adult or adolescent in completing a daily review during the critical first three months of recovery, a weekly review with the next three months, and a monthly review during the next six months. It includes information on substance use disorders, stages of change, domains of recovery, and strategies to meet 12 common challenges of recovery.  This Journal helps the reader monitor recovery closely (similiar to the imnportance recovery strategy of AA and NA's in taking a “daily inventory.“

Table of Contents

Part 1: Setting a Foundation for Recovery

1. The Benefits of Keeping a Journal
2. Your Daily Plan for Recovery
3. Stages of Recovery
4. Domains of Recovery
5. Tools of Recovery
6. Truths about Addiction and Recovery
7. When to See a Doctor or Other Professional

Part 2: Daily, Weekly and Monthly Reviews

1. Weekly Reviews: Weeks 1-13
2. Three Month Review
3. Weekly Reviews: Months 4-6
4. Six Month Review
5. Monthly Reviews: Months 7-12
6. Year 1 Review

Part 3: Challenges of Recovery

1. Your Motivation to Stay Sober Dips
2. Your Crave Alcohol or Drugs
3. You Want to Fit in Social Situations
4. You Feel Bored with Recovery
5. You Feel Anxious or Depressed
6. Your Have Difficulty Asking for Help
7. Your Family Has Been Hurt by Your Addiction
8. You Have Few Sober Friends
9. You Feel Guilty, Shameful or Empty
10. You Do Not Like Mutual Support Groups
11. You Have a Relapse
12. You Have Other Serious Problems

Other Helpful Resource:  An electronic journal, Staying Sober and Preventing Relapse is available for individuals in any stage of recovery.  Go to “Journal“ section of this webpage for a description.  For a free demo, go to:  www.stayingsober.lifejournal.com.