Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Learning How To Find Recovery In Rehab

By Disa Mona


If you have a loved one that is in treatment right now, they are most likely going through group and one on one therapy. This is a time period in which an addict learns how to discover themselves in new ways. You have to look at your own life and ask yourself what matters the most. Most men and women want to get recovery from their addiction. However, they often feel like they are hopeless. It is important for friends and family to encourage the addict to continue down the road for sobriety. Sobriety often happens when you least expect. Most addicts get sober on their own.

You will find that there are many people struggling through the same life changes as you are. There are literally thousands of people that struggle every single day from alcohol and drug addiction. Once you figure out that you have what it takes to overcome this battle, you can get stronger. You will be assigned a counselor while you are in rehab. Here, you will get to talk about your persona problems and what is causing you to struggle. Your counselor will more than likely have a master's degree in alcoholism and drug addiction. Many counselors today have a history in addiction themselves. They understand what you are going through because they have struggled with it themselves.

Life is not easy when it comes to battling an addiction. Many addicts say that they don't want to struggle anymore with their addiction. They would rather be drug and alcohol free. It is a wise choice to tell someone what you are experiencing. The worst thing that an addict can do is to hold back their true emotions and feelings. Most addicts will tell you that it's not easy to hold back what they are feeling inside of their heart. They find that when they are expressive, amazing things begin to happen to them. They begin to see the light and work on the differences inside of their heart.

Putting faith in with your sobriety makes complete sense. Addicts often feel unloved and unwanted. When they go into a faith based program, they want to help themselves. Most addiction programs give the addict books and religious material to read. You can really learn how to kick your addiction one step at a time. When you begin to overcome your obstacles in life, you actually learn how to overcome the pain and sorrow inside of your life. Let go and let God. God is the one person in your life that can help you.

When you are sitting in group therapy, talk about your childhood and traumatic things that may have happened to you. You may find that others in the same group experienced the same thing. Many addiction counselors find that people tend to get addicted to drugs when they are trying to run from a thought or memory. It is common to hear about people getting addicted to drugs and alcohol. Today's world is extremely chaotic for most people. Most rehabs teach that you must have some sort of faith in order to break free from your addiction.




About the Author:



No comments: