4 Tips to Be Successful in Rehab

Preparing to Be Successful in Rehab - Lakehouse Recovery Center

Preparing yourself to be successful in rehab is an essential part of the recovery process, yet it is one of the most difficult. Here’s how to prepare yourself, mentally and physically, to be successful in drug and alcohol rehab. Rehabilitation provides a leg-up for climbing the steep hill that is the first few days of recovery. While admitted, the patient …

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How to Prepare for Grief and Loss in Recovery

Grief and Loss | Lakehouse Recovery Center

When you get sober, there are many facets of your life you’re letting go of. Not to mention that recovery also means letting go of a part of who you are and an old way of relating to the world. Plus, in recovery, you might recognize just how much you’ve lost as a result of the addiction. The illness of addiction can destroy relationships, create financial harm, ruin a career, and divide a family. Addiction can create turmoil, loss, and reasons to grieve. And often, that grieving doesn’t happen until after recovery begins.

In fact, many men and women in recovery find themselves becoming more emotionally aware. As the numbness of addiction wears off and as they grow their ability to feel their emotions, people may feel more and more of the losses they’ve experienced in the past.

If you’re in recovery and you’re looking for a way to manage grief and loss, here are a few suggestions.

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In Recovery Use Stress to Your Advantage

Not all stress is bad. It’s common for most people to experience stress as a weight. Stress feels like an experience that gets in the way of everything else. However, there is a way to look at stress as a catalyst for achieving great things. And for those who are in recovery from addiction, that great accomplishment could be long-lasting …

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