Working through drug or alcohol addiction is one of the most challenging things you may do during your lifetime. Once you get through the formal treatment part, there’s still a lot to do to maintain sobriety. However, there’s help and support to get you there. From day-to-day support to a rehab aftercare program that can meet your needs, there are resources to meet just about any need you have at Bayview Recovery. Please reach out to Bayview Recovery today at 855.478.3650 to learn more about the services available.

Why Maintaining Sobriety Can Seem So Hard to Do

From the day you decide to stop using substances, you may find numerous instances when turning to drugs or alcohol seems like the easy thing to do. That’s because of the way substances like these alter the function of the brain. The brain learns and changes its chemistry to adapt to these substances. It recognizes those substances are pleasure-giving products and seeks out that feeling whenever it can. When stress happens in life, the brain wants to find pleasure.

You will notice that, over time, day after day, you will get stronger on the path to recovery. Soon, you will not think about using the substance every day. You’ll be able to manage challenging situations with ease.

Tips for First Year of Sobriety Success

How do you get to the point of being stress-free when it comes to substance abuse? It takes time and consistent work. Here are some tips to help you with that first year of sobriety:

• Have a network and use them. Mentors, counselors, and local recovery meetings change lives because of how effective they are.
• Know your triggers and guard against them. That may include financial stress, job problems, emotional distress, or relationship problems.
• Know the relapse warning signs, such as thinking about using again or engaging in self-destructive behavior.
• Change up old routines. Don’t drive the same path home or go to the same restaurants to eat. Doing this helps you avoid habits.
• Make sure you have a structured schedule to follow consistently. This schedule should include eating, hygiene, sleeping, and socializing. This type of structure keeps your brain satisfied, and less anxiety is present to deal with on a routine basis.
• Engage in everyday healthy living, which means finding people to spend time with who will support you and get proper exercise. It’s also essential to make time to have some fun with new hobbies or recreational activities.
• Deal with the past with support. That may mean working with your therapist to overcome the pain of past trauma. You may need to make amends to people you hurt while you were struggling with addiction.

If these strategies don’t assist you, we recommend reaching out to the experts at Bayview Recovery. We can provide solutions that we tailor to your unique needs.

Choose to Get Help at Bayview Recovery Today

What’s most important for success is knowing when and how to get help if you start to struggle. Relapse does not mean recovery is impossible. It doesn’t mean the treatment didn’t work. It means you are a human being battling a chronic disease. To avoid relapse, always have professionals available to support you. Our team can provide that help at Bayview Recovery. Even if you have not returned to substance use yet, call us to learn more about our programs:

• Individual therapy programs
• Group therapy programs
• Trauma therapy programs
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy programs

There is no doubt about the complexity of addiction. Maintaining sobriety is a lot of work and takes a good amount of support. With the right professional resources in a positive environment, you can achieve your goal of sobriety. Our team at Bayview Recovery can help you do that. To learn how we support individuals through long-term recovery, give us a call at 855.478.3650 or reach out to us now online.