Celebrate Recovery Tooele

“Hurt”
Any life experience that may have damaged your heart — some offense against you that crippled your ability to deal with the world in a healthy way or something that may have twisted your view of yourself, God or others

Some common hurts:
abandonment; abortion; abused as a child, or by a spouse, employer, or the church; adoption; betrayal; dysfunctional family (divorce, alcoholism, drug abuse, rage, etc.); neglect; rape; rejection.

“Habits”Unhealthy patterns that often start as a perceived “remedy” for some problem in your life, but end up turning into a chronic bad behavior or addiction. Habits are the repeat, default scripts you run to when the going gets tough. They are your patterns that continually lead to trouble in your life.

Some common habits:
abusive behavior, alcohol, bitterness, cheating, affairs, unmarried sex, critical spirit, drugs, pornography, eating disorders, gambling, gossip, isolation, lying, self-mutilation, sex addictions, spending problems, workaholism, and many more.

“Hang-ups”Road blocks that keep you from progressing further in God’s plan for your life. They are often shaped by some bent thinking you may have received as a child, or some unhealthy attitude you may have adopted as a means of coping with life’s challenges.

Some common hang-ups:
anger, anxiety, worry, arrogance, body image problems, bullying, bigotry, codependency, control, depression, fear, greed, envy, guilt (false) and/or shame, impatience, lack of self-control, lack of trust, laziness, materialism, people pleasing, perfectionism, pride, procrastination, racism, self-righteousness, self-condemnation.