The Best Ways to Stay Sober

1. Avoid falling back into old habits and routines.

It stands to reason that if you stop using your favorite substance but keep doing the same things, hanging out with the same people and going to the same places, and without changing your surroundings, it will be much simpler to revert to your old habits and behaviors.Some of the changes you’ll need to make right away will be clear, such as not hanging out with the people you used to abuse with or from whom you got drugs. You can’t expect to stay sober for very long if you’re hanging out with your drug dealer or old drinking companions.You may also need to alter your commute route to work or home to avoid any triggers, such as people, places, or things that make you want to abuse drugs or alcohol again.

2. Spot Signs of Relapse

Relapse includes three phases: emotional relapse, mental relapse, and physical relapse. It starts long before you actually take up a drink or a drug.

Relapse can be detected by looking for the following signs:

• Being in a scenario where using drugs or alcohol appears like a logical way to escape pain
• Engaging in compulsive, self-defeating actions
• Been involved in situations involving persons who use alcohol and drugs

3. Concentrate on Creating and Maintaining Positive Relationships

Although interactions with family and friends are important for your rehabilitation, the quality of those relationships is as important. It doesn’t matter if you have an unsupportive parent or a long-time buddy who is a drug dealer; it’s critical to cut ties with those who aren’t helping you.Remove their phone numbers from your contacts list, block them on social media, and stay away from venues where they congregate. If you feel obligated to give them an explanation, tell them you need some space, but don’t feel bad about ending connections that don’t make you happy or don’t help your addiction recovery.

 4. Take Good Care of Your Mind

The state of your mind might have a significant impact on your addiction. Mental illness and drug or alcohol addiction frequently coexist.  More than 20 million adults in the United States in 2014 suffer from substance use disorders. Nearly eight million of them have a substance addiction problem as well as a mental disease.If you don’t take care of your mental health before, during, and after recovery, you may anticipate your addiction to resurface at some point in your life.In order to care for your mental health and a substance addiction disease at the same time, you may need to seek help from a mental health treatment center. To determine the type of mental health treatment that’s suitable for you, talk to a health care provider and a drug abuse expert.

Mallard Lake Detox Center Is Here to Help You.

Just because you’ve gone through an addiction treatment program and are sober for a while doesn’t mean you’re not in need of assistance. Admitting that you still have a problem is sometimes part of staying sober. When you’re suffering with both a substance abuse disease and a co-occurring mental health disorder, dual diagnosis programming at addiction treatment centers like Mallard Lake Detox Center can help. We can help you learn how to get and stay clean.