This helpful guide is going to give you the
three things you can do to ensure that your recovery from addiction can be
long-lasting and help you to regain control over your life. As it is often
said, life is too short, so it is so important that you make the most of it
while you can and defeat your addiction as soon as possible.
Start
strong
When you first decide you need to get
sober, you will be in a very vulnerable place and need the help of
professionals if you want to get through. Talking to the professionals at Forward
Recovery will give you a good insight into the kind of support that can be
offered to you during this difficult time when you first give up the addictive
substance. They will be able to offer you expert medical advice and treatment,
as well as help to emotionally support you and better understand what causes
you to want to use. All of this treatment at the beginning will make your
chances of relapsing plummet.
Look after
your mind
Addiction isn’t just about the effect on
your body, and you need to know how
to take care of your mental health if you want to defeat your addiction for
good. This can simply mean introducing some little changes to your everyday
routine to keep yourself levelheaded. For example:
·
Healthy work to life balance to
limit your stress levels.
·
Spend time away from social
media at least once a day.
·
Try to exercise every day or at
least always get out of the house once a day and into the fresh air.
·
Keep in contact with friends
and family and try to organize social events to spend time together.
·
Start writing a wellness
journal to help you to process your emotions.
Fill the
time with other activities
One of the biggest issues addicts find when
they are first sober is that they don’t know how to fill the time and this
idleness can lead them to want to use again. To combat the boredom, you may
well feel when you first get clean, that you need to find some new and productive
ways to spend your free time.
Try to make yourself a schedule for every
day of the week so that you always have something to do to occupy your mind.
You could clean the bathroom on Monday, go to a dance class on Tuesday, and
meet up for a coffee with friends on a Wednesday. Making these simple plans
every day will help you to resist relapse and stay away from the places and
people who may want to make you use again.
Photo credit: Photo by Tobias Tullius on Unsplash
Photo credit: Photo by Tobias Tullius on Unsplash
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