Being compliant in addiction recovery is NOT an easy task nor is it one that you can just do one day but not the next. You MUST work at addiction recovery each and every day!!! Bottom line!!!
As I've said before I'm not a counselor but rather someone who has been through the process of what addiction recovery looks like. And being accountable each and EVERY day to a sponsor or accountability partner is a must. And it's the same for a traditional 12 Step Program or for Celebrate Recovery.
recoveryBox , the mobile iPhone app built for addiction recovery, has some built in tools that can help you with that if you need some reminding. And let's face it...in our lives we are so busy that things slip our mind - easily. And for that, we have what are called MOTIVATORS!
If you click on More Tools in the tab bar on the bottom, you will see a whole list of tools. Select "Settings" and voila..all sorts of things you can customize!! I invite you to investigate how these can simplify data entry (again for compliance).
What is a motivator?? It's a reminder that will pop up when you tell it too! Set one for entering your "lights" for the day or set one to remind yourself to text/email an accountability partner.
You can change the motivator at any point. You can even turn it off if you don't need one anymore. Work it out with your 12 step sponsor or accountability partner. Decide together if you are to text your numbers daily or weekly. Again, it's all about creating a system that you will be compliant with and that will help during your recovery.
PS. Just a small side note, if you set a motivator to text/email on a daily basis then the Accountability Module dates will be set for daily use, but if you select weekly in the motivators tab, then those dates will reflect a one week difference. Just a small nice thing to help you be consistent.
