Even scarier than deciding to receive treatment for alcohol addiction is finishing that rehabilitation treatment and being left to recover on your own. Whether you have just left an inpatient treatment facility or are finally moving out of a sober living facility, this can be an extremely scary time.
Throughout your rehabilitation, you were given tools to help you better deal with your emotions regarding situations that may come up which were likely to cause you to drink in the past.
Along with using these tools, keep in mind the following important recovery considerations:
Support Groups
If you were part of a 12-step program during your treatment, find a group that will allow you to continue on with the 12-step program or that has an affiliate support group you can join. If you were never part of a 12-step program, consider looking into one to see what kind of programs they have for those in different stages of recovery. You may also want to check with your local church or community center for similar support groups.
Remember that the importance of a support group is to allow you to discuss your feelings regarding your alcohol addiction. Just because you have decided to stop drinking doesn't mean your cravings or emotional desires for alcohol will immediately stop. You will also have emotions related to the days when you were drinking, as well as those related to struggles after you have stopped, and support groups are meant to help get you through these times of need.
Environmental Triggers
One of the tools you most likely talked about with a therapist of the counselor is how different environments trigger your cravings for alcohol. This includes stressful work or family situations or even a specific social setting or particular friends. With this in mind, once you are in the stages of recovery, it is important to be ready to recognize these triggers and be ready to deal with the situation or remove yourself from the situation if necessary.
Mental Health
Mental health is an extremely important part of maintaining sobriety and recovery from alcohol addiction. In order for this to happen, you may need to continue speaking to a counselor or therapist on a regular basis to ensure that you are dealing with your emotions of recovery. If you have identified any specific mental health issues or concerns, it is extremely important that you follow a therapist or psychologist's direction, including taking medication on a regular basis.
If nothing else, you need to be making a conscious effort to change the way you used to deal with emotional stress and anxiety so as not to end up in a similar situation again.
Phases of Recovery
Keep in mind that there will be different phases of recovery from alcohol addiction, including having periods of time where you are struggling to maintain relationships with loved ones, struggling with cravings to drink again, and times where you feel like you have made a lot of progress in your life. Remember that all of these phases of recovery are perfect nature and it is even natural to feel like you are making no progress or even backsliding a bit.
Simply keep working towards recovery and keep yourself surrounded by positive influences that will guide you through the recovery process.
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