When you reach a fork in the road, are faced with a decision or life situation that is either new to you or uncomfortable to you, do you run and hide or deal with the situation? You may do as you have always done in the past, run and hide with from the situation – live in denial, but is that really healthy? Does it solve anything, or does it just make matters worse? Your past experience will tell you it only makes matters worse.
Rather than run and hide or deny there is even a problem, if you have been in through a good treatment recovery center you can use the life skills and coping skills that you were taught to get through those trying times or when you come to a fork in the road to know a safe direction to proceed.
Since you are no longer using mood-altering substances you are going to find that living in denial of a situation is not as easy as it once was. There is nothing to fall back on to numb those feelings of anxiety, guilt, etc. There is no safe alternative escape other than dealing with situations that come your way. When you actually decide to face what you fear, you will begin to heal yourself. You will know there is no need for your previous addictive behavior patterns. Although your addictive behaviors are the ones that are second nature to you now, the more you work on dealing with life the more your improved behaviors will be the ones that happen without thought.
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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