Some people may say that starting a journey in recovery seems overwhelming. There are a lot of changes to be made in a short time, and many of these changes are big. While this is scary, it is possible to find a treatment facility that gives you the comfort you need to work through treatment. Understanding a game plan of what to expect helps to break treatment down into manageable pieces. These steps make it so you can take control of your recovery, and not feel overwhelmed. At West Coast Recovery Centers, we create addiction recovery plans that will help our clients through recovery and into long-term success. 

What Is an Addiction Recovery Plan?

Addiction recovery plans are a map that you make with your provider to have a laid-out game plan of what to expect in treatment. They are made to address specific situations and feelings that you may have throughout recovery. These plans help you to feel comfortable as you go into treatment. Your therapist will help to keep track of your progress while you work through treatment and set you up with what you need to stay in recovery after you leave treatment. 

These treatment plans give you actionable steps that you can follow both in and out of treatment. The steps start from your intake in our program and end with setting you up with a way to maintain your health. Some of the main things that these plans include are how to manage your cravings and triggers, and having a plan for avoiding relapse. Through therapy within treatment, you will learn to understand yourself and the skills that help you to best understand how to stay in recovery.

Understanding Cravings, Triggers, and Relapse

Cravings are a mental desire or response to the use of substances. When you are coming off of substances, these cravings happen as a result of physical dependence on the drug. After you have detoxed from substances, there are behavioral and mental cravings that you will learn to deal with. These happen because you are dependent on substances not just physically but also emotionally to get through hard emotional struggles and intense feelings. Sometimes you may also have cravings because behaviorally you are used to using substances in a certain circumstance. An addiction recovery plan addresses these situations and gives you the coping skills that you need to work through these situations.

Within trauma recovery, triggers are feelings or things that make someone remember their trauma. In drug addiction and recovery, triggers are something that reminds recovering addicts of times when they felt they needed to rely on substances. Triggers can be things like certain people, such as friends that you used to use with. They can also be emotions, such as anxiety or stress, as well as depression. These emotions may trigger you into a state that you feel you want to use substances. An addiction recovery plan teaches you how to identify your triggers. Our treatments give you the knowledge of how to get through them healthily and safely. 

One other major thing that recovery plans address is how to avoid relapse. While a relapse does not signify the end of a recovery journey, it is important to know the signs of relapse and how to mitigate them. Relapse can be avoided with an effective plan of how to stay healthy. Having an active support team means that you can turn to them when things get hard. This is why it is important to find a treatment facility that caters to you and gives you the highest chances for success.

Addiction Recovery Plans at West Coast Recovery

At West Coast Recovery Centers, we have a large amount of treatment programs available to our clients. We aim to provide an environment where everyone can reach recovery. In the beginning, we work to develop a recovery plan that will give them the skills that they need to succeed. Working with our clinical providers, our clients can expect to develop a plan to make long-term differences in their lives. Our clients take into account people's interests and hobbies. Then we make a point to include these things in their treatment plans.

We want to set our clients up with the best chance to succeed. By offering different forms of treatment we can give each client the skills that they will need in any situation. We offer traditional medical interventions and holistic options as well. Our commitment to our clients doesn't end when they have graduated our services. Addiction recovery plans include details of what to do as you integrate back into life at home. An addiction recovery plan also sets you up with a community centered around recovery and wellness, providing whole-person healing that is conducive to long-lasting abstinence. 

Treatment can be overwhelming when you approach it for the first time. Addiction recovery plans help you to lay out the best way for you to succeed. They give you a game plan of how you will gain the skills that you need to manage different stages of recovery. These plans have resources and coping skills for getting through cravings, and triggers, and avoiding relapse. Knowing that the treatment facility that you have chosen will help you is integral to your long-term success. At West Coast Recovery Centers, we work with you to create an actionable plan that will teach you everything you need to know. To learn more, call us today at (760) 492-6509.