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5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW – TREATMENTS & RECOVERY

Being in addiction recovery can be confusing. Trying to figure out how to overcome your addiction can take some work these days, with all of the treatment options available. If you are looking into alternative addiction treatments, follow these tips to stay informed and in control.

Take Control of Your Recovery

When it comes to your health and recovery, there are simple steps you can take to improve yourself. Making Healthy choices can go a long way in improving your recovery. Clean up your daily diet and start eating foods that will make you feel better and stay healthier. Make it a point to get exercise every day, even if it’s something as simple as a walk or bike ride. Exercise is an easy way to boost your energy, reduce stress, and improve your overall health. Fun workouts can even keep you from getting bored, so take a big step in taking control of your recovery by making positive choices for your body, mind, and soul.

Look Into All of Your Options

There are quite a few evidenced-based, alternative methods for treating addiction these days. The only way you can find out if they are right for you is to do your homework. Research the treatment options that are truly available to you. Many people have found success by utilizing a treatment option known as the Sinclair Method. It’s a little-known addiction therapy that has been quite successful in helping people overcome substance abuse problems. Alternative treatments are out there, and they may be able to help you, but you may have to do a little digging to find them. Make sure you review all the sources available on alternative options and always stay aware of any risks or side effects of any treatment.

Don’t Neglect Your Mental Health

Addiction is rarely just a physical condition. Most addiction and substance abuse problems stem from a much deeper issue with the person involved. Mental health conditions, like anxiety, depression, and mood disorders, can lead people to seek comfort in drugs and alcohol when they are not properly treated. A past trauma, and the resulting effects, can also be at the root of your addiction. Getting to the bottom of these issues is absolutely critical if you want to have long-term success in recovery. For this reason, your treatment plan needs to include options that address your mental health. Counseling or therapy is a good way to make mental health part of your recovery and can help you gain control over your emotions.

Focus on Reducing Triggers

If you don’t remove triggers from your life, it will be much more difficult to maintain your sobriety. You may be familiar with triggers already, but simply put, triggers are elements in your life that cause you to want to use again. Triggers can be emotional or physical in nature. A familiar smell or too much stress can be enough to cause old cravings to start creeping up again. As you take stock of treatment options available to you, make sure there is a focus on reducing cravings and controlling triggers in your life.

Don’t Be Deterred By Relapse

One thing recovering addicts often have in common is that they have experienced a relapse at some point in their treatment. Relapse is normal and is nothing to be ashamed of. Experiencing a relapse is a good indication that something in your treatment plan may not be working as well as it should. You may need to change your approach or explore alternative options. For some people in recovery, focus may be what’s missing, and they may need to look into inpatient options. Use relapse as a chance to reevaluate your efforts instead of getting discouraged.

Knowing what alternative addiction therapies are out there, and what really works, is a good way to stay in control of your recovery. By taking charge of your treatment, you can take charge or your life and get yourself on the right track to being happy and healthy again.

Author

Kimberly Hayes enjoys writing about health and wellness and created PublicHealthAlert.info to help keep the public informed about the latest developments in popular health issues and concerns. In addition to studying to become a crisis intervention counselor, Kimberly is hard at work on her new book, which discusses the ins and outs of alternative addiction treatments

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