Relapse
noun
A return to poor health or bad behavior after a period of improvement.
He was doing well in college, but then he had a relapse and started skipping classes again.
Often appears as...
- relapse of symptoms
- prevent a relapse
verb
To return to poor health or bad behavior after a period of improvement.
She quit smoking for a year, then relapsed.
Often appears as...
- relapse into depression
- relapse into addiction
noun
A recurrence of symptoms of a disease.
After a period of remission, the patient unfortunately had a relapse.
Often appears as...
- relapse in cancer patients
- relapse of malaria
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A return to poor health or bad behavior after a period of improvement.
He was doing well in college, but then he had a relapse and started skipping classes again.
Often appears as...
- relapse of symptoms
- prevent a relapse
verb
To return to poor health or bad behavior after a period of improvement.
She quit smoking for a year, then relapsed.
Often appears as...
- relapse into depression
- relapse into addiction
noun
A recurrence of symptoms of a disease.
After a period of remission, the patient unfortunately had a relapse.
Often appears as...
- relapse in cancer patients
- relapse of malaria
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Relapse is often used negatively to signify a failure to maintain progress.
Her relapse into unhealthy eating habits disappointed everyone.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Setback
A relapse often implies an unexpected return to negative behavior after improvement.
Despite his efforts to remain sober, a stressful event caused a relapse.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Discussing a relapse can evoke emotional responses; be sensitive when talking about it.
I didn't want to upset her family by mentioning her relapse in public.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Relapse is often used negatively to signify a failure to maintain progress.
Her relapse into unhealthy eating habits disappointed everyone.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Setback
A relapse often implies an unexpected return to negative behavior after improvement.
Despite his efforts to remain sober, a stressful event caused a relapse.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Discussing a relapse can evoke emotional responses; be sensitive when talking about it.
I didn't want to upset her family by mentioning her relapse in public.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Relapse is often used negatively to signify a failure to maintain progress.
Her relapse into unhealthy eating habits disappointed everyone.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Setback
A relapse often implies an unexpected return to negative behavior after improvement.
Despite his efforts to remain sober, a stressful event caused a relapse.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Discussing a relapse can evoke emotional responses; be sensitive when talking about it.
I didn't want to upset her family by mentioning her relapse in public.
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The voices in my head PIPE...
the mother who never gave up on me, who knew that one day I would come back to her and was willing to wait for me for as long as it took; the doctor who only worked with me for a brief time but who reinforced his belief that recovery was not only possible but inevitable, and during a devastating period of relapse
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Depression, the secret...
I had two advantages as I went into the fight. The first is that I knew that, objectively speaking, I had a nice life, and that if I could only get well, there was something at the other end that was worth living for. And the other was that I had access to good treatment. But I nonetheless emerged and relapsed,
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What causes panic...
CBT, meanwhile, is more lasting, with only a 20% relapse rate. The goal of CBT treatment for panic disorder is to help people learn and practice concrete tools to exert physical, and in turn mental, control over the sensations and thoughts associated with a panic attack.
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How isolation fuels...
excuse me -- contributes to relapse. Studies have shown that people who tend to avoid relapse tend to be people who have broad, reciprocal social relationships where they can be of service to each other, where they can be helpful. Being of service lets people connect.
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The brain in love PIPE...
And it's got the three main characteristics of tolerance, you need to see them more, and more, and more; withdrawals; and relapse. I've got a girlfriend who's just getting over a terrible love affair. It's been about eight months, she's beginning to feel better.
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Sherwin Nuland: How...
He relapsed a little bit, they gave him a series of treatments, and he was essentially cured. But of course, having schizophrenia, within a few months, it returned. But they wrote a paper about this, and everybody in the western world began using electricity
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Mentally-Ill Billionaire...
Hotel where he lived in a bungalow for the next few years he also rented many other rooms for his aids wife in various girlfriends one year I figured he spent eleven million dollars at that hotel imagine at the hotel Hughes relapsed
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Finding Hidden Meth PIPE...
trying meth at least once meth addiction is also one of the hardest to treat with a relapse rate worse than cocaine and more than 70 percent of what is used in the u.s. comes from Mexico this much crystal meth which is roughly about
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How do antidepressants...
And after they stop taking antidepressants, some patients never experience depression again, while others relapse. We now recognize that we don’t know what causes depression, or why anti-depressants work.
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What almost dying taught...
And then there were the invisible, psychological imprints my illness had left the fears of relapse, the unprocessed grief,
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The voices in my head PIPE...
the mother who never gave up on me, who knew that one day I would come back to her and was willing to wait for me for as long as it took; the doctor who only worked with me for a brief time but who reinforced his belief that recovery was not only possible but inevitable, and during a devastating period of relapse
Video examples
Depression, the secret...
I had two advantages as I went into the fight. The first is that I knew that, objectively speaking, I had a nice life, and that if I could only get well, there was something at the other end that was worth living for. And the other was that I had access to good treatment. But I nonetheless emerged and relapsed,
Video examples
What causes panic...
CBT, meanwhile, is more lasting, with only a 20% relapse rate. The goal of CBT treatment for panic disorder is to help people learn and practice concrete tools to exert physical, and in turn mental, control over the sensations and thoughts associated with a panic attack.
Video examples
How isolation fuels...
excuse me -- contributes to relapse. Studies have shown that people who tend to avoid relapse tend to be people who have broad, reciprocal social relationships where they can be of service to each other, where they can be helpful. Being of service lets people connect.
Video examples
The brain in love PIPE...
And it's got the three main characteristics of tolerance, you need to see them more, and more, and more; withdrawals; and relapse. I've got a girlfriend who's just getting over a terrible love affair. It's been about eight months, she's beginning to feel better.
Video examples
Sherwin Nuland: How...
He relapsed a little bit, they gave him a series of treatments, and he was essentially cured. But of course, having schizophrenia, within a few months, it returned. But they wrote a paper about this, and everybody in the western world began using electricity
Video examples
Mentally-Ill Billionaire...
Hotel where he lived in a bungalow for the next few years he also rented many other rooms for his aids wife in various girlfriends one year I figured he spent eleven million dollars at that hotel imagine at the hotel Hughes relapsed
Video examples
Finding Hidden Meth PIPE...
trying meth at least once meth addiction is also one of the hardest to treat with a relapse rate worse than cocaine and more than 70 percent of what is used in the u.s. comes from Mexico this much crystal meth which is roughly about
Video examples
How do antidepressants...
And after they stop taking antidepressants, some patients never experience depression again, while others relapse. We now recognize that we don’t know what causes depression, or why anti-depressants work.
Video examples
What almost dying taught...
And then there were the invisible, psychological imprints my illness had left the fears of relapse, the unprocessed grief,
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Quote examples
Octavia Spencer
American Actress
It may sound funny, but it's true: I tried to put myself through the 12-step program. I didn't want to attend a real meeting; my role didn't really require that, and I feel those meetings are sort of sacred, and they're anonymous for a reason. I tried to deal with some of my love of snacks - and I relapsed a lot.
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Kathy Giusti
American Activist
Every time I go back to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to wait for my test results, and I wonder if I've relapsed or if I'm doing okay, I don't think about my company. I'm proud of everything we've done, but at the end of the day, it comes back to family. I'm still a wife, a mom, a sister - all of those things.
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Daniel Goleman
American Author
The other thing is that if you rely solely on medication to manage depression or anxiety, for example, you have done nothing to train the mind, so that when you come off the medication, you are just as vulnerable to a relapse as though you had never taken the medication.
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Jack Osbourne
English Celebrity
Well, all I can say is, it's a day-by-day program, and so I'm very worried about relapsing, but I don't know. I don't want to use. I don't want to go back to that place because nothing good came of it. It was super dark; it's not nice.
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Greg Boyle
American Clergyman
Relapse happens, especially when you're dealing with folks who are frankly the least likely to succeed based on their own pasts and difficulties. We can work with the most likely to succeed. I'm not interested in that.
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Kurt Vile
American Musician
I definitely have relapses of stress. Most human beings are like that. But I think, ultimately, music is a therapeutic situation. Once you start playing, it all just gets resolved.
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Daniel Baldwin
American Actor
What this does for me emotionally, psychologically and spiritually - to look in the mirror and not be ashamed - has been very important in not relapsing.
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Sheryl Lee
American Actor
I have to be very aware of how I manage my health. I still have relapses if I push myself too hard and my immune system can't handle it.
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David Sheff
American Author
Though addiction is a disease - a brain disease that's often progressive - addicts who relapse are often blamed.
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Steven Adler
American Musician
Part of recovery is relapse. I dust myself off and move forward again.
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Octavia Spencer
American Actress
It may sound funny, but it's true: I tried to put myself through the 12-step program. I didn't want to attend a real meeting; my role didn't really require that, and I feel those meetings are sort of sacred, and they're anonymous for a reason. I tried to deal with some of my love of snacks - and I relapsed a lot.
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Kathy Giusti
American Activist
Every time I go back to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to wait for my test results, and I wonder if I've relapsed or if I'm doing okay, I don't think about my company. I'm proud of everything we've done, but at the end of the day, it comes back to family. I'm still a wife, a mom, a sister - all of those things.
Quote examples
Daniel Goleman
American Author
The other thing is that if you rely solely on medication to manage depression or anxiety, for example, you have done nothing to train the mind, so that when you come off the medication, you are just as vulnerable to a relapse as though you had never taken the medication.
Quote examples
Jack Osbourne
English Celebrity
Well, all I can say is, it's a day-by-day program, and so I'm very worried about relapsing, but I don't know. I don't want to use. I don't want to go back to that place because nothing good came of it. It was super dark; it's not nice.
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Greg Boyle
American Clergyman
Relapse happens, especially when you're dealing with folks who are frankly the least likely to succeed based on their own pasts and difficulties. We can work with the most likely to succeed. I'm not interested in that.
Quote examples
Kurt Vile
American Musician
I definitely have relapses of stress. Most human beings are like that. But I think, ultimately, music is a therapeutic situation. Once you start playing, it all just gets resolved.
Quote examples
Daniel Baldwin
American Actor
What this does for me emotionally, psychologically and spiritually - to look in the mirror and not be ashamed - has been very important in not relapsing.
Quote examples
Sheryl Lee
American Actor
I have to be very aware of how I manage my health. I still have relapses if I push myself too hard and my immune system can't handle it.
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David Sheff
American Author
Though addiction is a disease - a brain disease that's often progressive - addicts who relapse are often blamed.
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Steven Adler
American Musician
Part of recovery is relapse. I dust myself off and move forward again.
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