During the recovery process you learn a lot about addiction. You also learn about yourself. You get sober physically but the most important thing it teaches you is how to control your emotional stability and emotional sobriety. Most addiction stems from internal struggles so learning how to understand and manage your emotions is a big part of full recovery.
Managing Negative Feelings
You can’t get rid of negative feelings altogether. But you can learn to manage them. One of the biggest parts of sobriety is learning what’s in your life you can and can’t control. When negative thoughts take over your headspace the tools you learn in the recovery process will help you. The goal is to steer yourself into a better outcome. Immediately finding a way to cope may give us the results we don’t want.
Living in the Present
Living in the present is hard. Even for people who aren’t addicted. Many people get stuck on choices they made in the past. Or, things they wish they hadn’t said to someone they love. But instead of dwelling in the past it’s important to know where you are today. As well as how far you’ve come. You’re not the person you used to be. You need to practice being proud of that. Part of recovery is learning to accept your mistakes. And allowing those mistakes to make you a better person. Allowing yourself to live in the moment allows you to put your addiction behind you. This is a big part of emotional stability.
Saying No to Temptation
One of the hardest parts about leaving the rehab center is curving temptation on your own. Fortunately you’ve been given the tools to successfully and healthily avoid anything that gets in your way to full recovery. You won’t always be able to avoid everything that may make you feel weak but through rehab and therapy even those obstacles will become just small and manageable hurdles.
Feeling at Ease
A big symptom of addiction is paranoia and feeling on edge. You make excuses for your behaviors that can ultimately isolate you from the people you love the most. In treatment you get to acknowledge this kind of behavior and let it go. Recovery means you’re entering a new chapter of your life and things will get stressful but when you learn to feel at ease and go with the flow the whole process will give you confidence and you can live your life.
Building Connections
Building connections is another part of emotional stability. Recovery has ups and downs and something that can reduce the stress is having people around you that you can lean on for support. During your recovery you’ll meet many people who are like you because of your addiction, some of those friendships will last and some won’t – and that’s okay. But now that you’re entering a chapter of your life no longer shrouded by your addiction the friendships you make will become more meaningful. You’re no longer just someone defined by your addiction. Through recovery you’ll find it easier to connect with people on a much deeper level.
Addiction Treatment in California
Recovery and rehab is hard but with the right tools it doesn’t have to be. At Asana Recovery we see daily how hard it is to recover from these addictions so we know how to help those who are struggling the most from this disease. Some may think they can do it alone but rehab programs are crucial in breaking the dependency.
The road ahead is not easy or smooth but you can do it with the right team. Counseling and aftercare will help you by addressing the psychological issues that led you to addiction and help you build a foundation to better live life without relapsing.
Our supervised detox and residential treatment programs are in a comfortable, peaceful and uplifting environment. We’re committed to your long term recovery and will guide you to a healthier and happier life. Now is the time and we’re here to talk to you. Call us at (949)-763-3440 to get more information about our drug and alcohol addiction treatment program today.
