A common denominator with all addicts is a sense of low to no self-confidence. The illusion gaining that self-confidence as soon as they enter a treatment center is just that. It doesn’t happen over night!Like many who enter into addiction recovery, the thought is as soon as they stop using their drug of choice there was to be some sort of huge change in their life. That with recovery they would immediately become “normal” again.
The reality of it is, the only thing that has really changed is that you made the decision not to use drugs any longer and nothing other than that is going to change unless you actively seek to make those changes happen. The same internal and external problems you had before your addiction started are still there and it is up to you to realize that in order to make improvements in your life you need to begin to modify bad behaviors and work through issues.
Things that you may been oblivious to during your addiction can be rearing their ugly head such as habitual lying, stealing, procrastination, bad work ethics, financial irresponsibility, poor hygiene, lazy sloth behavior, self-absorption, etc. These are just a few of the bad behaviors that can develop quickly while addicted and unfortunately carry through even after no longer using. Facing that you have any of these bad behaviors can quickly dimension any of the self-confidence you may have built up during treatment.
If you are not careful, this line of thinking can lead you into a viscous circle of self-mental abuse, which leads to even lower self-confidence, which will lead to you not doing anything to make the necessary changes for improvement. When you see yourself exhibiting a bad behavior, take charge of it like you did you’re your addiction. Use your support people to help you if they see you displaying such behaviors to redirect you. Talk to a therapist and work through issues that may still be present. Just because you worked with counselors and therapist during treatment does not mean everything has been worked through. Some may require therapy for years afterward to get to a health emotional balance.
If you need help, are struggling with an addiction, or know of someone who is, please contact A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center today. We are here to help.
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A lot of people believe that spending time in a rehab center will cure all their ills. If it were only that simple! That's just the beginning of the battle that will last a good part of the rest of your life, and maybe all of it.
ReplyDeleteChange generally occurs in bits and pieces and that's really all most people can handle. I don't know why they expect a lot, it usually doesn't happen that way.
ReplyDeleteOh, if it were only that easy, there probably wouldn't be any people dealing with addictions. Recovery can't begin unless use stops, and every day after stopping is a recovery day.
ReplyDeleteIf they come out thinking they are cured, they're going to have a really long road ahead of them. Before they know what hit them, they'll be using again. No doubt about it. By the way, that illusion creaps me out!
ReplyDeleteInput from different people around is a big factor to the progress of one's addiction recovery.
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