Moving in Sobriety

Whether it’s moving across the city or across the country moving is an event that many find to be stressful. The overwhelming stress of finding a new place, packing up everything we have ever owned, and reliving the memories that our old home may or may not hold for us is tough.  The bright side is that with the help of Above It All, AA or other 12 step programs we now have the tools to handle the stress this may bring us. The options that we have now that we have gone through detox and got sober are unlimited. whether its calling our sponsor to discuss how the move is making us feel , meditating, praying for clarity, attending  a meeting when the stress begins to build, or talking to your friends and asking  for help with finding meetings in the new area you will be residing in you are not alone. When looking for a new home it’s important that we find the nearby meetings in the area and become familiar with the time and locations. This will help in getting you connected to the sober community around you. It is also important that if we are moving far away that we get contacts from people so that we can have people that we can reach out to and check in with. The beauty of getting sober and receiving addiction treatment

is that we never have to go through anything alone. If we stay sober we can do anything we set our mind to if we are spiritually fit.