Dealing With Other Addictions In Recovery

"One down, one hundred more to go!" Sometimes it can feel that way when we are dealing with addictions. While we may be sober from one substance a whole new list of addictions may come up for us even after going to alcohol centers, AA, or other forms of detox. Regardless of what comes up Above It All Treatment can help. From addictions to food, shopping, sex, love, drugs, smoking, cleaning, co-dependency, to drinking, the tools we are given can help us overcome any addiction. There is help for just about anything.  Once we get sober we no longer have to go through anything alone ever again. There is a whole support system and fellowship of friends that we have available to us through recovery. There are principles and tools to help us overcome our addictions and we do not have to go it alone. While it's not easy to battle more than one addiction at a time you can do it if you just take the right action.  We are now able to see clearly and notice unhealthy behaviors when they come up. Recovery is a daily battle but well worth it. With the many tools and sources we now have available to us, we can achieve a happy healthy sober life. If we continue to work on ourselves and grow we no longer need to be a slave to addiction. We can finally be free from the bondage of self and go on to live a healthy, happy, and grounded life.

Hitting the Bottom

We all come from different walks of life. Prior to receiving addiction treatment your rock bottom might have been different from somebody else’s but at the end of the day we all hit the bottom at some point. It's how we handle this that defines us. While you may have the idea that the day you decided to get sober was your low we often find that even in sobriety we can still hit an emotional bottom. Our problems do not just vanish when we stop using and go to alcohol programs, AA, or Above It All Treatment. However, our lives do drastically improve. We now know that drinking was only a symptom and was used to lubricate the emotions we felt that we were trying to mask. Now that we are sober we must use the tools we have been taught. Doing the work we need to do in order to stay sober along with using the tools we are given along the way is very important for our quality of sobriety. There will be ups and downs along the way but we do not have to drink or use no matter what the circumstances are. We no longer need to drown our sorrows. Instead, we are able to cope with the fact that there are going to be times when we are uncomfortable by being aware that this too shall pass, we no longer have to go through anything alone, and we can be rest assured that there is someone else out there that has gone through the same things and have managed to stay sober through it all.  Now that’s a comforting feeling.

Depression in Recovery

As alcoholics it is natural and common for us to seek elevated moods. Many of us either fluctuate between being extremely happy or extremely depressed. This can carry on even after we have gone through Above It All Treatment Center, AA, or detox and have received Addiction rehabilitation. Even though the fact is that just because we put the drugs or alcohol down and started doing the work it does not mean that everything becomes perfect instantly. Just lie it took us time to get to the place of desperation in order for us to get sober it takes us time to clean up the wreckage of our past and move forward. 

Do not be discouraged we all have to go through this and it is this time of struggle that many of us come to value later on in our sobriety. If you are feeling depressed there are many ways to get through it. We can choose to do step work, help another person who is having a hard time, participate in estimable acts, contact our sponsor, or if need be we can choose to seek medical help through professionals such as therapist. 

At the end of the day the most important thing is that we keep trudging, walk through difficult times, and stay sober. We can do this by working a solid program, turning things over to a power greater than ourselves, and using the tools that have been given to us along the way one day at a time.

Contributing to Your Sober Community

So much of our drinking time was spent isolating. Through the help of Above It All Treatment Center you are able to receive the help you need in order to get sober, and eventually go back to being a functioning member of society. Thanks to addiction treatment and sobriety we are given plenty of opportunities to give back and be of service. Such as taking up commitments at your local meetings, starting up meetings for people in the sober community, participating in events, volunteering at a so cal rehab centers, or volunteering at a central office answering phones and spreading the message of recovery. The list goes on and on. It is vital to our recovery that we contribute to our community in whatever way possible. This step will not only keep us grounded but allow us to get out of our heads and often even help us reach out to those who may still need help. Remember, this community is filled with the very people who may have called us a cab when we were drunk, made sure we made it home safe and sound, bailed us out of jail and even took us to our first meeting. Many of us are so used to seeing what we can take from each situation but once we get sober we are able to start thinking about how we can be of service and be useful to others. This new way of living is rewarding beyond your wildest dreams.

Going Back to School in Sobriety

For many of us our hopes and dreams had been crushed by our disease and battle with alcoholism. We had a lot of great ideas but nothing ever really came of them because we couldn't stop using. When we go to Above It All Treatment , AA ,detox and receive Addiction recovery that starts to change. We begin to see that if we stay sober we can pretty much make our dreams come true. We can go anywhere and do anything that we put our mind too as long as we are spiritually fit and have done the work. 

For many of us we have hopes of being able to go back to school. This may seem like an impossible dream when we are first getting sober since many of us are not used to pursuing things that are important to us. When we were using our passions and hopes just kind of fell by the wayside. While that can be scary for many of us and while we might be in fear of failure, or not being able to fulfill the commitment the fact is that if we take it one step at a time like we do when we get sober then we most certainly can accomplish this goal. We might struggle with social aspects or heavy workloads at first but rest assured if we apply ourselves we will eventually be able to reach our end goal and get a degree if that is what we desire. 

All you need to start on this path is the desire to learn and the willingness to take action.