Before we even get started - a fundamentally important issue for you to understand - is that the process of recovery from addiction to alcohol or drugs, should be thought of as something totally different to the actual treatment of alcoholism or drug addiction.
Treating addiction is typically the three-four-five-or six week period you spend at a rehab/treatment center - detoxing, receiving ongoing care and treatment using various methods like counselling, and helping you deal with the issues that led you to a life of addiction.
Recovery is what you do once you leave rehab - i.e. what you do the rest of your life in trying to stay clean and sober. And this is where I think a lot of addicts go wrong and why relapse rates are so high - because they see treatment as the end point, where in fact is really is only the beginning of the road for you.
Recovery from alcoholism and addiction then, is in essence, about the consistent habits and new way of life you create for yourself - so that you stay on the road of recovery road and don't end up relapsing.
It's the NA/AA/12-Step or spiritual program you consistently practice, dealing with your emotions and feelings so you don't use them as an excuse for drinking or using again, making sure you hang with the right kind of people (not your old using buddies), having someone you can call when you're feeling low ...
So recovery then is about taking action and doing the 'work' you need to do on a regular basis, i.e. creating new uplifting habits for yourself, that will your 'addict self' as someone who holds no more power of you because your real 'Strong, Warrior Self' has taken over.
Treatment should therefore be seen as the first step on the road to recovery - and not the finishing line itself. Yes there are people that overcome their addictions without going to rehab - but they also do it by making major changes to their lives and building new habits that take continuous work and effort.
Remember alcoholism recovery and recovery from drug addiction is a process that that you need to work at and follow for the rest of your life. Sure, it can be tough at the start, but I promise it does get so much easier and soon enough you won't even recognise the person you used to be.
Treating addiction is typically the three-four-five-or six week period you spend at a rehab/treatment center - detoxing, receiving ongoing care and treatment using various methods like counselling, and helping you deal with the issues that led you to a life of addiction.
Recovery is what you do once you leave rehab - i.e. what you do the rest of your life in trying to stay clean and sober. And this is where I think a lot of addicts go wrong and why relapse rates are so high - because they see treatment as the end point, where in fact is really is only the beginning of the road for you.
Recovery from alcoholism and addiction then, is in essence, about the consistent habits and new way of life you create for yourself - so that you stay on the road of recovery road and don't end up relapsing.
It's the NA/AA/12-Step or spiritual program you consistently practice, dealing with your emotions and feelings so you don't use them as an excuse for drinking or using again, making sure you hang with the right kind of people (not your old using buddies), having someone you can call when you're feeling low ...
So recovery then is about taking action and doing the 'work' you need to do on a regular basis, i.e. creating new uplifting habits for yourself, that will your 'addict self' as someone who holds no more power of you because your real 'Strong, Warrior Self' has taken over.
Treatment should therefore be seen as the first step on the road to recovery - and not the finishing line itself. Yes there are people that overcome their addictions without going to rehab - but they also do it by making major changes to their lives and building new habits that take continuous work and effort.
Remember alcoholism recovery and recovery from drug addiction is a process that that you need to work at and follow for the rest of your life. Sure, it can be tough at the start, but I promise it does get so much easier and soon enough you won't even recognise the person you used to be.
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