Unconditional Self Acceptance (USA) - TIPS & TOOLS for RECOVERY that WORKS

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UNCONDITIONAL SELF ACCEPTANCE or USA is an important exercise because as anyone in recovery knows, addiction to any substance or behavior generates a host of emotions, many of them quite negative, that can undermine your feelings of self-worth. When your self-worth takes a hit, remember one of the core values of SMART Recovery: YOU ARE NOT YOUR BEHAVIOR. Starring Ted Perkins.
We recommend that you check out the writings of Dr. Albert Ellis, who inspired many SMART Recovery tools including USA. Especially THE MYTH OF SELF ESTEEM.
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[@mymiseon]

I am not my addiction. I have an endless possibility to learn and change. I am not my past. I accept who I am and I am 100% responsible for my choice.

[@geoffpeiscopgrau9182]

Smart Recovery is soooooo much more effective than AA

[@RCardone82]

Whatever works for the individual. I personally enjoy living in Reality, though. Weakness is for the weak. Ownership is where strength begins.

[@Dayglodaydreams]

I thought about giving this program a look, even though I do not struggle with drugs and alcohol. I think I needed to hear this. I was feeling like a failure, because I don't have a job. No, I'm not.

[@SmartRecoveryUSA]

Glad we could help.

[@manny-williamwilliamz-brea758]

alongside these tools I'm learning I need to learn to increase my ability to tolerate discomfort...I have given into urges too often, instead of waiting it out, distracting those addictive screams in my head. key point in my recovery

[@SmartRecoveryUSA]

Manny Williamz Go Manny!

[@ChandlerSavage]

I am so impressed with the quality of the content and presentation of these videos! I love the awareness of the importance of self-acceptance. I recently came to the realization of the importance of unconditional self acceptance and those of us who often find themselves in shameful states of being. We are worthy of love and acceptance no matter the conditions. I am so happy to see more and more Smart Recovery content on KZbin. I am new to the community, but have connected with the values and philosophy and will be doing the facilitator training online starting today! Thanks for sharing some powerful tools for recovery.

[@SmartRecoveryUSA]

Chandler Savage Thank you for your lovely comments! I’m sure you’ll make a great facilitator!

[@Kosmopol1t]

USA is a key for OCD suffers

[@smartrecoverysverige246]

This is a really good video and this concept of USA can really make a difference for people. Greetings from Sweden.

[@SmartRecoveryUSA]

Thanks Joel!

[@Meshug2]

Great video and I echo the sentiments already expressed. A point for improvement: "03:59 control your only responsibility to 04:02 yourself is to do your best and truly 04:05 believe that your best is good enough" This thing about "doing my best" is unhelpful and sets me up for failure. "I had a red hot go" "I gave it a sincere shot" "I authentically want to give it as good a try as I can" These give me more room to be 'human' and flawed.

[@SmartRecoveryUSA]

Hugh Kilpatrick Duly noted and appreciated Hugh!

[@magdal01]

Interesting thought! Not an english mother tongue i always had difficalty with this expression. Hiw ti say it to me in my FIRST (childhood) language.?. The other expressions are dufficult to understand though. Except the last one

[@magdal01]

I always felt very ashamed & guilty towards myself & that i humiliate myself when i slipped & called a person who is not doing me well. Now i heard that here. The only question is how to re-programm my inner reaction & how to actually BELIEVE it - that i am worthy no matter this, that i have nothing to be ashamed of & instead of feeling bad about myself/of beating myself up for this slip learn to truly innerly accept & love me.?.

[@karleemock]

Thank you for another FABULOUS video! I'll be showing it this week😉

[@joycehlava1356]

Good exercise everyone in recovery generates a host of emotions many quite negative can determine your feelings of self worth

[@gensmyth8738]

Thank you... I really needed the words you put up at the very end today. It is day 2 for me

[@SmartRecoveryUSA]

Gen Smyth Keep going. You can do it.

[@beangaloot5]

I hope you are still feeling worthy and strengthened on your recovery journey :)

[@spacemonkey0077]

Thanks for the uplifting thoughts. This has been very helpful!

[@edwarddaniel6080]

Thank you thank you I needed that

[@stephaniepoleson8891]

Great video. So helpful and insightful

[@garvitasingh29]

This video was so amazing. I have no words!!!! But the only thing i felt was that there were many core concepts which could have been covered deeply in separate videos. NVM it's great 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@SmartRecoveryUSA]

Hi Garvita! Thanks for your nice comment. Please let us know what other core concepts you would like us to cover in our future videos: please email us at [e-mail]

[@dr.doodledorf426]

This video is spot on

[@lindatoke7783]

At the end of the video "stuggles" should be "struggles." Very nice!

[@nikhilraghav5285]

you should give credits to albert Ellis since these are his original ideas ! in his book "the myth of self esteem" he explains what USA is !

[@SmartRecoveryUSA]

Yes we do cite Ellis in our written materials and owe him a great debt.

[@SmartRecoveryUSA]

I’m going to update our description and include Ellis and his book. Thanks for the idea!

[@lauraashleyXocollection]

Love this tool! One of my favs! ~Lunaa

[@abhinavupadhya7702]

Good stuff 👍

[@sharroncocker401]

how do you know when you have accepted yourself

[@SmartRecoveryUSA]

When you’re not criticizing yourself

[@JohnDavidBalla1927]

Overall this is quite good but I was very surprised to see the self-negating concept of "character defects" included in the defintion of USA. Not only is that term taken from AA, but it is also rooted in Christian belief in original sin and other such nonsense.

[@SmartRecoveryUSA]

D recall mention of character defects. Let me check.

[@daveroberson6128]

@@SmartRecoveryUSA The phrase "character defect" was used at 5:01 in the list of self acceptance talk. The quotation marks seem to mildly indicate that the term is inaccurate and should not be acceptable. Also, the quote says ".....because there is no law in the universe that says I can't". This seems to reject the notion of "character defects". I may be wrong but don't hold it against me. I won't. Peace.

[@SmartRecoveryUSA]

Dave Roberson thanks for the insight!

[@sharroncocker401]

i am so weighed down inside feel so low in myself because i have had it drummed into me for most of my life pre AA and for 20 yr of AA that im full of defects and i cant get off and stay off for long because i cant get rid of my defects.i dont go to AA anymore left few yrs ago.but just feel so bad about myself dont even know what my assets are because i was only told im full of defects

[@debbiedavis5203]

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