Stop calling it a relapse

[u/Purple_Novel_7814]

At the risk of sounding nit-picky, I always recommend people stop calling it a relapse if they make a mistake and look at adult content after quitting.

A relapse is falling back into old ways.

A slip-up is a misstep, but almost by definition slipping is falling forward.

Relapsing means you let yourself spiral down into the same way you used to live, and not much has changed.

Slipping up means you’re still just as committed to your goal as ever, because you understand fully how much this vice has been costing you & how much you stand to gain from removing it.

So even if you make a mistake, you recognize there are lessons to be learned from it that will make you stronger, going forward – as long as you have the knowledge and take the time to do so.

In fact, it’s like a lot of other things in life.

Some of our greatest lessons come when things are hard.

Not when the going is easy.

But of course, it’s nice when you can learn massive lessons and the going is easy.