How To Stay Safe During Sobriety

You don’t want to put yourself in a situation that will challenge your sobriety. It’s easy to be reckless when you can use substances as a reason or an excuse, but once you find that road to recovery, you want to keep moving forward. The first 90 days in sobriety are the most important, but it’s also the most dangerous. 

You already know how much effort it takes to become sober if you’re already recovering from an alcohol use disorder. You’ll want to take every precaution to prevent relapsing. However, relapses are rather common for those new to recovery.

The holidays are the most stressful. There’s a lot going on and a lot of things to do. When you’re in recovery, it would be a good time to relapse, but you know how important it is for you to remain sober. It could be a challenge. A lot of the time, support groups don’t running during the holidays do you got to figure out another way to get that support even if it means reaching out to a family member or a friend.

I’ve learnt that you shouldn’t make any big decisions during the first year of sobriety. Dating and relationships is the big one. You have to focus on yourself before committing to someone else. You also don’t want to be around people who may not be on the same road to recovery as you. Everyone is at a different part of their sobriety.

Get into safe habits that will keep your mind busy. Try and not think about your struggles. Get active, go out and meet people, do what you can to stay away from things that are triggers. The less time you think about addiction, the less you’re going to want to relapse. It’s going to be hard and a challenge especially if it’s your first time in recovery.

It makes sense that it will be far simpler to relapse if you stop using your preferred substance while maintaining your current routine and hanging out in the same settings without making any adjustments to your situation.

Some of the initial adjustments you must make are obvious, such as staying away from the people you used to drink with. You can’t expect to maintain sobriety if you hang out with your old drinking companions.

In order to avoid any triggers, people, things, and environments that make you want to drink alcohol, you might also need to alter your route to work or home.

You can celebrate milestones. Every time you pass an anniversary, celebrate. Every time you do something that you always wanted to do, celebrate. Think about the things you could do that you wouldn’t be able to do if you weren’t in recovery. Everything you do is a big deal.

If being in sobriety is something you want to accomplish then you have to put in the work. You have to want it for it to work. Don’t say you want help to make other’s happy. You have to do it for you.