First things first - you need to understand that recovery from alcoholism or drug addiction is a separate issue entirely from the treatment of addiction.
The treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction usually involves, the typically, three to six week period you spend at a professional treatment center like rehab - where you'll receive ongoing treatment, counselling and spend time detoxing, so that by the time you leave you'll have some clean time under your belt and be equipped to begin a new (hopefully) drug or alcohol free life for yourself.
Recovery then - is what follows going to rehab and receiving treatment. It's pretty much then about what you do for the rest of your life to maintain your sobriety by staying off the drugs or alcohol. I think many that go into treatment don't get this at first and that's why relapse rates can be high - because they see treatment as the end of the road for them, when in fact it's really only the beginning.
So alcoholism recovery and recovery from drug addiction is all about what you do on an ongoing, hopefully daily basis, to ensure you don't get lured back to a life of drink or drugs.
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.
So the treatment of any addiction should be seen as the stepping stone and preparation for a life of recovery. It's the beginning - rather than the end of the road. Now I know there are people that leave a life of addiction behind them without going the treatment/rehab route - but they've also done it by making significant changes in most areas of their lives and working at it consistently.
So when trying to understand alcohol addiction recovery and drug addiction recovery - remember its something you do and work at for the rest of your life. It can be hard at the beginning, but with time does become much easier - and soon your life will be unrecognisable from the nightmare it was. - 14915
The treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction usually involves, the typically, three to six week period you spend at a professional treatment center like rehab - where you'll receive ongoing treatment, counselling and spend time detoxing, so that by the time you leave you'll have some clean time under your belt and be equipped to begin a new (hopefully) drug or alcohol free life for yourself.
Recovery then - is what follows going to rehab and receiving treatment. It's pretty much then about what you do for the rest of your life to maintain your sobriety by staying off the drugs or alcohol. I think many that go into treatment don't get this at first and that's why relapse rates can be high - because they see treatment as the end of the road for them, when in fact it's really only the beginning.
So alcoholism recovery and recovery from drug addiction is all about what you do on an ongoing, hopefully daily basis, to ensure you don't get lured back to a life of drink or drugs.
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.
So the treatment of any addiction should be seen as the stepping stone and preparation for a life of recovery. It's the beginning - rather than the end of the road. Now I know there are people that leave a life of addiction behind them without going the treatment/rehab route - but they've also done it by making significant changes in most areas of their lives and working at it consistently.
So when trying to understand alcohol addiction recovery and drug addiction recovery - remember its something you do and work at for the rest of your life. It can be hard at the beginning, but with time does become much easier - and soon your life will be unrecognisable from the nightmare it was. - 14915
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