Rebuilding Life Challenges

This is not actually my challenge, but if it was, what would you recommend?

"Every time I get frustrated or sad, my first instinct is to use because I don't know how to handle these feelings sober. Yesterday, I dropped my food and felt such intense rage and shame that I almost walked out the door right then just to make the feeling stop."

Give me a short insight about this challenge. Then, give me five creative next steps I could take to address this challenge. If I have content in the "Other Notes" section of Personos, use that content to customize the next steps so they are specific to me.

This is not actually my challenge, but if it was, what would you recommend?

"I'm trying really hard to get back to work, but I have a three-year gap on my resume from when I was living on the streets. Every time an employer asks about my work history or runs a background check, I freeze up because I don't know how to explain my past without them judging me or throwing away my application."

Give me a short insight about this challenge. Then, give me five creative next steps I could take to address this challenge. If I have content in the "Other Notes" section of Personos, use that content to customize the next steps so they are specific to me.

This is not actually my challenge, but if it was, what would you recommend?

"I'm really trying to stay clean, but I keep running into my old running buddies just two blocks from here, and they keep offering me 'just one' for free. It's even harder inside the shelter because I know there are a few guys in the bathroom sneaking stuff in, and the temptation is literally in my face all day long."

Give me a short insight about this challenge. Then, give me five creative next steps I could take to address this challenge. If I have content in the "Other Notes" section of Personos, use that content to customize the next steps so they are specific to me.

This is not actually my challenge, but if it was, what would you recommend?

"I know my case manager says she wants to help, but every time she asks personal questions or takes notes while we talk, I completely shut down. I've been burned by the system before, and I'm terrified that if I tell her the whole truth about my past mistakes, she'll use it against me to kick me out."

Give me a short insight about this challenge. Then, give me five creative next steps I could take to address this challenge. If I have content in the "Other Notes" section of Personos, use that content to customize the next steps so they are specific to me.