HALT: Are you Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired?
I have had many counseling clients over the years who have recovered from addictions by being committed to the truths learned in AA. The acronym “HALT” is a great AA teaching that I learned about early in my career as a therapist. When we are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired we are so much more likely to engage in behaviors that are not healthy, whether that manifests in addictive behavior, in our relationships, or in other areas of our lives. When we are “used up” and “frayed at the edges”, we find it much more difficult to stop and think and about what we say and what we do. When we are empty and we approach an interaction with a loved one, it takes all the effort we have not to “snap” at the other or try to illicit a reaction from our place of emotional pain. Continue reading
About Carole Vogt
As a counselor-emeritus at Colorado Counseling Center, Carole brought a great depth of professional experience to her counseling with couples and individuals.
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