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Recovery International is a self-help mental health program that offers you a proven Method to build and maintain your emotional health using cognitive behavioral tools. To gain inner peace, you learn how to change the way you respond to people and everyday stressful situations. Additionally, you learn how to identify and manage negative or insecure thoughts and impulses that can lead to emotional distress and symptoms. These simple expressions and tools, called “spots”, are part of the Recovery Method.

We have peer-led groups that meet weekly online, by telephone or in-person, and meetings are available seven days a week. We are a donation-based non-profit. There is no charge to attend these meetings, but donations are encouraged. No insurance or referral is needed. If you are interested, attend a welcome meeting for newcomers to learn more.

We were founded in 1937 in Chicago by neuropsychiatrist Abraham Low, M.D. Millions of people all over the world have used this program to relieve their stress and anxiety.

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Recovery International: Practical Tools for Emotional Self-Control

The Abraham Low 4-Step Recovery Method®
Self-Directed Mental Health Relief
Peer-Led Support Meetings (Not Therapy)
Cognitive & Emotional Self-Control Techniques

All Recovery International meetings follow the Recovery 4-Step Method that addresses the underlying cause of most symptoms. Through the structured meeting and encouragement from their peers, participants learn to “spot” their angry and fearful temper and use their will-power to replace insecure thoughts with Recovery tools to help drop the judgment of yourself and others and help manage your symptoms.

Recovery International Phone App

The Recovery International Phone App features 85+ RI Spots, easy ways to donate, meeting options at your fingertips and more! FREE on iPhone and Android devices.

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Recovery International Resources Available 24/7

Recovery International meetings are held all over the country by Chat, Phone, Zoom, and Community (in-person). You will have to adjust these times to the time zone you reside in. On average, meetings are 90 minutes but some may be shorter.

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Welcome to the Recovery International Spot Video

This soothing video gives you some of the Recovery Method tools to help manage your symptoms and find calm and peace when you are worked up and can’t get to a meeting.

You can also call the 24-hour phone line to listen to these spots 312-448-9387.

Recovery International Testimonials

“The tools and people of Recovery International have definitely changed my life! Before RI, I was isolated, couldn't hold a job, and was suicidal. After RI, I am very social (I even lead an RI meeting!), I've had the same job for over 8 years, and I haven't been hospitalized since consistently using the method! Thank you, RI.”

"I found this group nearly 20 years ago, and it is awesome! I have developed life-long friendships with fellow members, and I use the spots to also help non-Recovery International members! I still use the tools on a daily basis."

"The RI program saved my life. I learned to have peace in my inner environment and drop judgments against myself and others. Thank you, Dr. Low!"

"Recovery International has given me my life back and it has given me a philosophy to help me cope with everyday living."

"One of the things RI is helping me with is patience and how I react to certain situations. I struggle with people who have authority over me, and I have performed acts of sabotage toward people in authority over me (teachers, bosses, etc.) when they said things to me I didn't like or didn't want to hear. One particular teacher forgave me after I sent him a long email basically confessing and telling him about Recovery. I still struggle with authority, but I've found a helpful method in RI to work it down when I'm faced with things like this. I've regained my mental health thanks to this program and now I'm helping others as a leader and I am forever grateful."