The Importance of Consistency in Recovery

The journey to recovery consists of many different steps. When you realize you have a problem and need help, you start the beginning of your journey. Reaching out for help and finding the right provider is just one part of the plan to keep you healthy for your whole life. Once you are sober, you will have to work to maintain this new lifestyle. Consistency in recovery is integral to long-term success. It means working every day to ensure your focus is on your new direction in life. The will to maintain your recovery is important, as well as having a plan in place to stay on the path of recovery. West Coast Recovery Centers offers planning and counsel to people who are looking to focus their lives on their recovery. 

Planning for what your life will be like after treatment is one way to maintain consistency in your journey. This may mean making sure you stay connected to ongoing recovery groups and know where else to turn when you feel like you're slipping. It may also mean having a consistent routine that keeps you focused on healthy habits and skills. Working every day to maintain the lifestyle you want may be difficult at times, but with the right planning and consistency, it is possible to live the healthy life you deserve. 

The First Steps of Recovery

Taking the journey of recovery is something that never stops. It starts the moment that you recognize that you need help, and continues throughout your whole life. For many people, the first steps of recovery can be unnerving. It is difficult to recognize that your problem has gotten out of control. Getting help may be overwhelming, but having the courage to reach out is integral to developing your self-confidence which will encourage you throughout the rest of your recovery.

Once you are in treatment, you will work with therapists and providers to create a game plan for your recovery. While therapists will teach you the skills that you need to get sober and stay healthy, it is still up to you to manage your recovery. All the skills and things you learn will guide you, but it is your work that will lead you to lasting whole-person healing. The goal once you leave treatment is to implement effective relapse prevention skills. Relapses may happen on a journey of recovery, but having the right plans in place will help you avoid them. Meanwhile, the best way to avoid relapse is to maintain consistency in recovery. 

Consistency in Recovery

Remaining consistent means working constantly toward the values and goals that you have set for your healing. The most important skill to grow as someone works through their recovery is their self-efficacy. Living a life based on your health can be difficult, and there may be setbacks. Sometimes leaving treatment means reentering environments that are difficult to handle. You may be going back to a place with peers who still use substances or are around your old triggers. These situations can be difficult, but your own determination and inner strength will help you stay on the right path. 

Being in recovery means making a choice every day to live for your health. You choose to work through the things that are difficult and choose sobriety. While you can go through detox and the beginning stages of recovery in treatment, it is up to you to use what you learned and stay on track in your recovery. When it seems hard, it is important to remember that every day is a choice. If you take it one day at a time and maintain consistency in recovery, you will lead a better and healthier life. 

Therapy can give you the skills to work through the triggers and cravings, and achieve a greater understanding of yourself. It is up to you to follow through with those things. This comes from your inner strength, and your consistency to live the way that is best for you. If you stay consistent with your treatment plan, you will be able to stay on track for a healthy life. 

Planning for Consistency

When you are in treatment, your providers will work with you to make a plan for what to expect once you're done. At West Coast Recovery Centers, we believe that transition and discharge planning are integral for long-term success in your life. This planning will help you to create a list of resources that you can turn to when things get tough. It will help you develop a safety plan and find a group of people that you can rely on. Most of all, it will create an inventory of your skills for you to fall back on when recovery gets difficult.

Your strength and actions will guide you through the later stages of recovery as you transition back to daily life. It can be difficult to maintain sobriety, but your consistency in the actions you take will help you stay on track. Getting treatment is the most difficult step of the process, and it shows that you have the strength to maintain that sobriety.  

Admitting that you need help with substance use can be very difficult to do. Once you are in treatment, you learn how to manage a lot of different feelings. After treatment, you must employ these skills and tools to live the life that you want. Recovery is a journey that takes a commitment every single day. Staying consistent in your healthy habits and actions is integral to maintaining your recovery. Therapy and treatment can give you the skills and the plans to stay healthy, but it is up to you to use them. Our therapists help you to realize your inner strength and be consistent in your recovery. To learn more, call West Coast Recovery Centers today at (760) 492-6509.