As part of the Mindful and cognitive approach to recovery support, balancing and aligning thought supportive actions is critical.
“You can’t think your way into right action, but you can act your way into right thinking.” Is a quote by Bill W. Bill was the co-founder of AA?
I agree with this statement. Most of us coming to recovery did so with an emotional response to the negative consequences of the addiction or behavior.
Once we begin the road of recovery and the emotion subsides it must be replaced with a new way of thinking. This is where the mindful/cognitive guidance comes into play.
Per quora.com
Cognition is the process by which one acquires knowledge through their experience, thought and sensory input. When a person uses this cognition to integrate various inputs to create an understanding, it’s called cognitive thinking.
Also from Quora. Com Cognitive skills are used to comprehend, process, remember and apply incoming information. Every individual has his/her own method of cognition and thereby assimilate information differently. This cognition includes, but not limited to Perception, Memory, Attention, Reasoning, Emotion and Action. Focusing on these areas will lead us to a balanced and productive life.
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Robert Pardon
Robert is the Recovery Guy. Getting clean and sober on April 25, 1986 has given me the insight and practical skill set to not only stay sober, but to also re-invent myself to the person I always wanted to become. Showing others how to do this is my life goal.
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