What does it mean when someone has "A Slip"?

Question

I'm not talking about slipping and falling.

Answer 1

Whoever used this term might have meant a "Freudian slip." According to the "ancient" psychiatrist Sigmund Freud a persons subconscious can be strongly concerned with something your conscious awareness represses and so you are not conscious of it. But this concern may "force its way into consciousness" while a person is conversing and come out as a "Slip of the tongue" In Victorian times when Freud was reared sex was a taboo subject so, according to Freud the subconscious mind was full of repressed sexual urges which came out in talking as Freudian slips. Freudian slips are often sexual in nature. The repressed urges also could cause mental problems and mental illnesses.

Have a good lay, excuse me, that was a slip, I meant day, good health, peace and love!

Answer 2

I have an eating disorder. For me, a slip means that I might binge and purge one time. Or it could mean that I skip one meal.
There is a difference between a slip and a fall. A fall would be like not eating or bingeing and purging all day.
There is a great saying, "A slip is not a fall and a lapse is not a relapse."
Knowing the difference is key for anyone dealing with an addiction/mental disorder themselves or with a loved one.
Good question!

Answer 3

There are several meanings of having "a slip"....An alcoholic in recvery can "slip" and take another drink... a recovering drug addict can "slip" and take another crack at their drug of choice. A person who was once depressed but overcame the depression can "slip" back into depression. So it depends on what you are really talking about or dealing with as to the definition of "a slip."