How to Stay Rehabilitate After Rehab

How to Stay Rehabilitated After Rehab:
7 Most Important Keys

by www.Sedona.com

Growing numbers of Americans are seeking treatment for substance abuse problems that threaten to destroy their physical and emotional health, interfere with their relationships and make it difficult to hold down a job.

In fact, from 1995 to 2002 there was a 12 percent increase in Americans seeking treatment for drug and alcohol abuse. During this period, there were 801 admissions to treatment centers per 100,000 of the U.S. population under 55, according to a report released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Meanwhile, in 2005 there were nearly 2 million (1,849,548) admissions to treatment facilities, according to SAMHSA. And, just five substances accounted for 95 percent of them. The most common addictions that people enter rehab programs for are:

1.    Alcohol (39 percent)
2.    Opiates (17 percent, primarily heroin)
3.    Marijuana (16 percent)
4.    Cocaine (14 percent)
5.    Stimulants (9 percent, primarily methamphetamine)

In the United States, there are more than 11,000 drug treatment facilities that provide rehabilitation via counseling, behavioral therapy, medication, case management, and other types of services.

However, simply completing a rehab program is not a guarantee that your addiction has been conquered.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), drug treatment reduces drug use by 40 percent to 60 percent after treatment. Another study by NIDA found that 22 percent of women and 32 percent of men relapsed within six months after completing an outpatient rehab program.

Many of these relapses occur because after rehab your support group disappears. If the underlying causes of your addiction have not been dealt with, you are likely to relapse when left to deal with the addiction on your own.

“Many rehabilitation programs deal with the symptoms of addiction, not the cause of addiction,” says Hale Dwoskin, CEO and director of Sedona Training Associates.

How to Stay Clean After Rehab

If you have gone through a rehab program, the steps you take after the program are equally as important as the ones during. Here are the steps you can count on to help you through this trying time.

Release the emotions and beliefs you have about “being addicted.” “The way to stay rehabilitated is to release your mindset and emotions that generate the addictive voice that can cause you to relapse,” Dwoskin says.

How do you do this? Use The Sedona Method to tap your inner ability to release any emotion on the spot, including even your strongest addictive desires. This ability already exists in you; it’s just a matter of “reawakening” it with The Method.

“You should focus on releasing not only your emotions and beliefs about having been addicted, but also the fears of relapsing and the feelings that motivate you to do the addictive behavior,” says Dwoskin.
Take responsibility for your actions. Ultimately, it is up to you – not a counselor, not your spouse – to decide to give up the addiction. When you realize that YOU are in control, you can make the right decision of whether or not to use the substance.
Let go of your “addictive voice.” “It is important to recognize that if your addictive voice does reoccur, you can simply let it go,” Dwoskin says. “You do not need to act on it, and this is easily accomplished by simply making a decision.”

There is a whole section of The Sedona Method audio program dedicated to helping you do this.
Increase structure and support in your life. To avoid feeling overwhelmed by your newfound sobriety and the demands of “clean” living, you should keep your day full of structure and support.

You want to avoid long periods during the day with nothing to do (where you might relapse) and instead pack your day with activities to keep busy. Make sure some of these activities involve visiting with people who will encourage and support you.
Take care of yourself physically. Part of recovering from an addiction is repairing the physical damage that’s been done. Do this by eating healthy, drinking plenty of water, exercising, and getting enough sleep.
Invest time in your social life. Your social life may have suffered due to the substance abuse problem. Now’s the time to repair your relationships and make some new ones.
Seek out spiritual peace and guidance. When you experience your spiritual awakening you'll rediscover and learn to live from your inner place of unlimited freedom, personal power and joy, while accessing your intuitive powers and higher consciousness.

Sources

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)