As each stage is revisited, issues are dealt with in greater depth. Recycling is an opportunity to learn, gain missing information, redefine plans and take action again. People who take action and fail in the next month, Prochaska found, are twice as likely to succeed over the next six months as those who don't take any action at all. Each of the processes of change includes hundreds of techniques of change. For example, an overeater may drink water when feeling tempted to snack, while someone in Alcoholics Anonymous program might pray when tempted to drink.
Successful changers use the processes of change that are most appropriate to each stage of change.
Whether they have or not, they have expanded our understanding of how people change, exploding a few myths on the way. They have given counsellors the hope to work with those who were considered hopeless, and they have given all of us at least a preliminary map for working through change more efficiently ourselves. Changing for Good. This labeling, possibly intended to help clients by confronting them with the reality of their situation, often resulted in clients withdrawing from treatment, an unsatisfactory outcome for all involved. It offers a relatively simple and understandable framework to explain common phenomena already recognized by counsellors.