Steve Haase I Addiction Counselor

Addiction Counselor. 14 yrs sober.
Real talk: relapse, shame & recovery.
Building @PrayMobLive so nobody has to fight alone.

[Steve Haase I Addiction Counselor @stevepraymob]

Sometimes recovery starts with one decision:

Put down the shovel.

Build a ladder.

#CounselorNotes

[Steve Haase I Addiction Counselor @stevepraymob]

@MelNicoleLove @theboriskostov @PrayMobLive Thanks much Melissa, awesome that you see the vision 🙏 have a blessed weekend!

[Steve Haase I Addiction Counselor @stevepraymob]

Counselor Note 019

Relapse Prevention: longer term sobriety is not just avoiding the drink or drug.

It’s learning how to live through the best or worst Tuesday with gratitude, acceptance and the wisdom that this too shall pass.

#CounselorNotes

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@crazylifeovmine Kerry Davis well done. Keep going one day at a time, and one healthy decision at a time. Let’s do this! 💪🔥🙏

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@rgeorgewalter Love this George. Thx for sharing 🙏

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@DailyPrayer77 100% my friend, right there with ya !

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@JeffraLeven Let’s freakin go, Jeffra! Just followed you so i can witness day 300, 3000, and beyond. Keep going 💪💪🫡🫡🙏🙏

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@JamieCollyer Oh Jamie… heavy stuff, praying for you tonight.

Your vulnerability here is really brave, and I have no doubt it will help someone else feel less alone or more likely to share what they’re carrying.

God bless you and your family. 🙏

[Steve Haase I Addiction Counselor @stevepraymob]

@jakeryan2112 11 months is 🔥

You earned every bit of feeling good about yourself brother.

Keep going. 🙏

[Steve Haase I Addiction Counselor @stevepraymob]

Hey Melissa and Boris! Ok, so the entrepreneur in me can’t help but share my new company in our entrepreneur thread here…

My team and I are building @PrayMobLive — the first-ever live prayer app where a user can go live asking for prayer, and people across the country can instantly join the session and pray with them in real time by holding the prayer button. As people pray, a live heatmap of the USA lights up with glowing dots showing where everyone is praying from.

We’re harnessing the collective power of prayer in one unique live social experience. In case you want to check out our launch, give us a follow at @PrayMobLive 🙏

[Steve Haase I Addiction Counselor @stevepraymob]

@HappySoberCo Avery Scott for the win! 🔥 my daily mantra “happiness isn’t the goal because it comes and goes, inner peace and stability is”. Congrats on your year of sobriety brother 🫡🫡🫡🫡

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@TexasCowgrl1111 Ugh this just brought a tear to my eye, Renee… so sorry! Praying for you and Turtle this evening. 🙏❤️‍🩹

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@logancarnes000 Booooom 🔥🔥💪💪keep on keeping on Logan!

[Steve Haase I Addiction Counselor @stevepraymob]

First, I respect your vulnerability, honesty and open dialogue here !

AA def helps a ton of people, and I have clients who absolutely crush it there.

I also have had clients who do better with SMART Recovery, Dharma Recovery, Refuge Recovery, therapy, church community, meditation, exercise groups, or some combination of all of it.

Personally, truly learning how to reverse the habit pattern of blind reactions in my mind through meditation was a huge part of my own sobriety, but that doesn’t mean it’s the path for everyone.

I’ve never believed there is only one doorway into recovery, because we all came into addiction through different genetics, trauma, age of first use, family systems, beliefs, pain, and life circumstances.

For day-to-day sobriety, I usually think in terms of structure and connection.

Move your body, get good sleep, tell the truth to at least one safe person particular when your struggling, avoid isolation, have a plan for cravings, etc

Doesn’t have to be AA.

But I do think most of us need some kind of accountability, routine, brutal honesty, and community around us.

Hope that helps a bit 🙏

[Steve Haase I Addiction Counselor @stevepraymob]

@theboriskostov @MelNicoleLove 1000000%

[Steve Haase I Addiction Counselor @stevepraymob]

@successalphaz 1000% 🔥

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Counselor Note 018

Cognitive Distortions: addiction will negotiate with you in your own voice.

That’s what makes it so convincing.

#CounselorNotes

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@soberscorpio22 Let’s freaking go, Freya!!! Well done 🙏🔥💪

[Steve Haase I Addiction Counselor @stevepraymob]

Oh Tracy, I’m so sorry.

Try to find a therapist who specializes in PTSD/trauma, not just general therapy. EMDR, trauma-focused CBT, or somatic therapy may help.

Also, when the difficult moments hit, try 4-2-6 breathing:

Breathe in for 4.
Hold for 2.
Exhale slowly for 6.

The longer exhale tells the nervous system, “I’m safe right now.”

Then remind yourself:

“I’m here now in the present moment.”

Praying for your healing 🙏

[Steve Haase I Addiction Counselor @stevepraymob]

@IIIDeaton @dasilva78326 Praying for you this evening, Eternity Planner 💖🙏

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@Dearme2_ Ten day silent meditation retreat which lead to no more booze