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If you’ve decided to seek the help of an alcohol rehab program then you’ve already made a very big and promising decision about your well-being. The next step is to make sure that your treatment and rehabilitation is a success. Here are a few tips for success in alcohol rehab that should keep you motivated and moving in the right direction toward your lasting sobriety.
Set Small Goals to Attain Bigger Ones
You may want to dive right in and do it all at once but this is what makes many of us fail. It can be difficult to make major changes across the board and then stick with the program. By setting small goals that are all aligned with the idea of attaining one large goal you will be more likely to experience small, but favorable accomplishments that will keep you motivated to move forward with your recovery. Over time, you will reach the bigger goals and the small changes that you made in the beginning will become habit over time. This will also help to keep you from becoming overwhelmed with the entire recovery process.
Find Support While in Alcohol Rehab
Your support network will have a major impact on your recovery. Developing a strong support network early on, through friends & family as well as through outsiders such as those who you meet in Alcoholics Anonymous and other support groups, will help to keep you on track. 12-step meetings are extremely helpful and can provide a foundation for the support that you need to stay on track and to get well.
For immediate support, call our alcohol abuse hotline to speak with a counselor anytime. The toll free number is 888-646-0635Who Answers?.
Expect the Unexpected
If you think that you’ll want to be sober all the time, think again! You will have to face the challenge of desire, the challenge of cravings and the challenge of saying no. Learn to expect the unexpected and learn to ask for help and support when these feelings strike. It’s alright to have a craving and to desire a drink while you are in alcohol rehab. Nobody says that alcohol rehab is going to get rid of those thoughts all together—just that it will help you learn how to effectively deal with those thoughts without actually giving in to temptation.
Stay at It
Finally, if you just keep at your recovery, alcohol rehab will soon be a thing of the past, the cravings will soon dissipate and come further apart and fewer between and you will get well. Stay at your recovery, keep working toward your small but attainable goals and you will soon find success in the things that you are trying to do. If you fall off track, if you relapse and have a drink, pick up where you left off as soon as possible and don’t be too hard on yourself. Alcoholism is a disease and it is progressive but if you keep working to get well, there is hope!
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