3 Important Steps in Recovering From an Addiction

A sun rise over the mountains, Three important steps in addiction recovery.

Are you or someone you know struggling with an addiction? When coming to this realization, often, the next step is to decide to get the help needed to overcome it. Making the hard, but necessary choice of beginning treatment for substance abuse is the only viable step toward renewing lives to find freedom, joy and fulfillment. While initially tackling your choice of getting treatment can feel overwhelming, there are three simple things you can do to prepare yourself for what is to come: acknowledge that you need treatment over anything else, make sure you have a strong support system in place and lastly, be prepared to truly put in the work needed to find lasting recovery.

Of course, these three steps cannot in any way guarantee success in addiction treatment, they are the beginning to getting the full extend out of treatment, while improving the possibility of remaining sober for the long-term.

Curious about these three steps? Keep reading, below, to find out more.

Acknowledge That You Need Treatment

Hands up asking for help, acknowledging the need for addiction treatment.

This is the very first step toward long-term recovery and healing from an addiction. You must acknowledge that you need treatment, over anything else, to heal and find your true self again. Admittedly, this step of accepting that you need treatment is likely one of the most challenging in any addict’s life. However, we know that it is essential to anyone who hopes to live a long, healthy and happy life.

Have A Strong Support System In Place

A group links their arms in a circle - showing a close bond in recovery, and a support system to prevent relapses.

Once you’ve come to accept that you need addiction treatment, the next step is to utilize your strong support system. For some addicts, their main support system lies in the hands of their family, or even close friends. Above all, these people are there to cheer you on in your recovery, while providing the love and care you may need during the more challenging times moments. If you don’t have that type of support system, support also lie inside the walls of their treatment center whether it be their therapist, case manager or fellow peers In some cases, both support systems are there. It is important to know that a strong support system is one of the foundations of achieving long-lasting recovery. Having a strong support system in place can help keep a person in treatment accountable, offer help in times of need and lift them up in their choice of healing and finding recovery. Without a support system, many people fall back into their old habits and ways.

Be Prepared to Put in The Work

A person ascends a tall peak while climbing, a good contrast to recovery, which requires effort and work.

Getting addiction treatment comes with a lot of healing, work and self-care. It requires you to reconnect with yourself, develop new and healthy coping skills as well as see things in a new perspective that you might not have before. Each day in treatment is a new opportunity to learn, grow and strive toward long-term recovery. Anyone can go to treatment, however, if you don’t put in the work, you will likely not get as much out of it. On the opposite end of the spectrum, if you put in the necessary work, they will be more likely to be successful long-term.

Are you or a loved one suffering from addiction? At 12 South Recovery, we aim to help restore balance to every area of your life – treating your mind, body and spirit, to find true recovery from addiction and mental health disorders.

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