Being Honest in Recovery

When you are at the beginning of your recovery journey, your situation may feel overwhelming. Making changes to the way that you live and how you cope can be difficult. It is important to find a treatment facility and providers that you can trust. Treatment can give you the skills that you need to effectively establish sobriety and lasting healing in your life. One important step in getting sober is being honest. When you struggle with addiction, you may be used to dealing with things in isolation. You may also be used to lying to hide your struggles. West Coast Recovery Centers can help overcome the initial hurdles in recovery and give you the skills that you need to make it through. 

Treatment will require you to be honest with the changes that you want to make in your life. You will have to look inward to identify and overcome the underlying causes of your substance use. This is possible through therapy and with the help of adequate support systems. As you learn to be honest with yourself, you will be more honest with others. This will allow you to find the strength you need to stay sober and make these large changes in your life. 

The Value of Honesty in Recovery

The journey to lasting addiction recovery is wrought with challenges. When you get into recovery and get clean from substances, prioritizing honesty will help you remain resilient. With the help of professionals, you will have to analyze the changes you should make to your life to stay sober. This may include things like the people and environments you surround yourself with, as well as how you spend your time. The goal of recovery is to live a healthier life and avoid relapse. While relapse can happen for many different reasons, it is never a one-step process. 

Researchers have said that one of the main rules of recovery is to stay honest. Being honest helps in self-reflection. When you think about what you want your life to be, you have to be honest about where you currently are and set goals to further your healing journey.

Lying and Shame

Shame can come from societal expectations, and lying to hide your addiction can be overwhelming. One lie often leads to another, and it can be hard to keep up. More often than not, addiction requires lying. You must lie about your cravings and your drug use, denying the consequences and even planning your next relapse. When you are using drugs, you may feel like you have to lie all the time. 

This can start a vicious cycle of lying and shame. Shame can lead you to experience negative self-talk and keep you from getting treatment. The more that you lie, the further you may isolate yourself to keep your activities and usage hidden. Lying will cause your shame to grow, which will make you feel that you have nowhere to turn. Furthermore, when you feel isolated, you may use drugs as a release from the intensity of your feelings. 

It is important to understand that addiction is a disease and not to feel shame about struggling. Addiction can be difficult to handle on your own, and if you are struggling and need help, treatment can give you the tools to break out of the shame cycle. If you are in pain, you do not need to lie and hide. Escaping the cycle will help you understand the trajectory for your mental health and addiction treatment.

Treatment can help teach you how to be honest with yourself and your loved ones. When you get treatment, you will find an accepting community with those who are struggling like you are. This can help lift the shame and stigma around addiction. You are not alone in your struggles, and treatment can give you what you need to make the best decisions for your health. 

Getting Honest in Treatment

When you get into treatment, you will make a plan to get sober. It may feel difficult to be honest with providers if you have been struggling alone for a long time. Treatment can only work if you are honest with yourself and your providers. Understanding where you need help and asking for it is the biggest first step to a healthier lifestyle. If you lie or withhold information from your providers, you may be stunting your treatment progress. It is important to find a treatment provider that you can trust in this process. 

West Coast Recovery Centers offers comprehensive addiction treatment to our clients. We assess where you are and help you make a plan to get healthy. Often this includes group therapy, individualized treatment, and tools that you can turn to when you are stressed. Treatment isn't magic, but it will give you the ability to be honest with yourself to work toward a healthier lifestyle. 

When you get into treatment, the amount of changes you make in your life may be overwhelming. It is possible to fall back into old habits like lying and hiding. When you lie, you may get stuck in a cycle of shame and lying that is difficult to escape. Treatment requires you to be honest with your providers, your loved ones, and most of all yourself. Together with your provider, you can set goals on how to make accessible changes and be honest about your struggles. Honesty will allow you to assess yourself and your struggles, and give you the tools you need to find healthy coping skills. To learn more, call West Coast Recovery Centers at (760) 492-6509.