💙 Explore the importance of Embracing Fears and how accepting what you’re afraid of can help you make changes. Worrying about it constantly will only strengthen your fears and lessen your resolve to do anything. It’s a convenient cop-out we’re all guilty of using. Depending on the severity of your drinking problem and resulting behavior, some bridges may be forever burned.
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- You may feel as though you don’t belong in a place of employment because you screwed up so badly.
- Focus on making it through today without substances, and let tomorrow handle itself.
- Develop a daily or weekly routine that includes check-ins with your support network, attendance at support group meetings, and dedicated time for self-care practices.
- Find a group of individuals that uplift you and make you feel good about your recovery.
- Let him know you’re sober and see what he decides to do.” She didn’t understand at all.
You may be unable to patron the same places you once spent time in to have “fun”, and your idea of “fun” and leisure time fear of being sober will completely change. During the initial stages of recovery, I recommend staying off of social media. I stayed off of mine for several months in rehab.
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The first step in addressing a fear of sobriety is acknowledging the fear itself. Once you recognize and accept that you’re afraid, you can begin to address the underlying causes with specific strategies. Educating yourself about the benefits of sobriety and the recovery process can demystify what sobriety entails and help alleviate some of the fear. Financial challenges and difficulty finding and maintaining employment are key triggers for relapse. The best advice for newcomers to recovery on how to stay sober is to “Take it one day at a time and commit to not drinking or using. Attending meetings can be a great way to stay on track and get support.
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When I’m in communion with the Lord, my life goes better. It’s not perfect, but it is closer to it than I’ve ever lived before. They are detrimental to your successful sobriety. Seven months had gone by, and the abusive monster I was on the streets with before messaged me on Facebook.
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- It’s important to develop a structured daily and weekly schedule and stick to it.
- Sober Healing is not a substitute for professional diagnosis, therapy, or medical treatment.
- I remember having three different cell phones stolen during my short time on the streets.
- Additionally, I examine the way mental and physical health as well as our relationships with others impact the reasons people drink and their role in maintaining sobriety long-term.
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- Every day, week, and month that you let slip by without tackling your drinking problem is time you can’t get back and more damage you must undo.
When you’re facing the fear of sobriety, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the idea of never drinking or using again. The key is to take your recovery one day at a time. Focus on making it through today without substances, and let tomorrow handle itself. Unfortunately, people with substance abuse disorders commonly have low self-esteem issues. So it’s essential that you factor that reality into your recovery and have yourself a plan to change that poor self-image you’ve created in your mind. Social media projects a false narrative and is damaging to your mental health.
- Your recovery network, if utilized properly, can give you access to many individuals from all walks of life who genuinely understand your ailments and your accomplishments in sobriety.
- You’re likely also to start feeling the stress build, perhaps the same stress that leads you down the path to using.
- If any area of your life is out of control, it will not help you maintain lasting sobriety.
The good news is that you don’t have to worry about it until you’ve got some solid, sober days under your belt. First, it is normal to be afraid when you first get sober. However, if you don’t learn to manage those fears and put them into perspective, they will drive you right back to the bottle. On the one hand, you hate what your life has become due to drinking. On the other, you’re scared to death of what sobriety will do to your world.
