Addiction is an incredibly complex disease, but you have an excellent chance of recovering and staying clean for good. This may seem like something that’s out of reach for you, but it’s not. Many relapse rate statistics don’t take into consideration that many people don’t learn proper coping skills. The benefit of coming to an addiction treatment center is that you learn the skills you need to manage life on life’s terms.

COPING SKILLS AND RELAPSE RATES

One of the biggest misconceptions about addiction is that it’s primarily about the physical dependence on substances. The reality is that if you never picked up the first drink or drug, you wouldn’t have a problem with substances. The problem is that there are so many factors that lead you to pick up that first drink or drug. When you don’t know how to deal with the various circumstances life throws at you properly, you’re at risk of relapse.

The three reasons people drink and use include:

• To get a feeling
• To get rid of a feeling
• To have an escape

If you evaluate your patterns of drinking or using drugs, you’ll find that these three reasons are very accurate. The problem is that these are part of the human condition, which means that everyone is going to have painful feelings. The good news is that through addiction therapy services, you can learn how to manage these issues. A life where you don’t need to turn to a drink or a drug to deal with your thoughts or emotions is possible.

COPING SKILLS FOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

One of the leading causes of addiction is when a person has some unknown mental health disorder. When you go to an addiction treatment center, you’ll first go through a clinical assessment of your mental health. Throughout the process of treatment, you’ll receive a diagnosis of any underlying mental illnesses you may have. From here, you’ll learn various ways to treat the mental health issues that you’re struggling with.

Anxiety and depression are two of the primary mental health problems that people struggle with, but they’re manageable. Working with a therapist is going to help you open up about everything from depression to trauma. Disordered eating support can also be used as coping mechanisms for mental health. A trained professional will provide you with different ways to cope to help build more emotional resilience. You may also need non-narcotic mental health medications that can help you significantly with your recovery.

GROUP COPING SKILLS

While you’re in treatment, you’re going to do individual therapy, but you’re also going to do group therapy sessions. Group therapy is extremely beneficial because you’re going to learn the value of having a support group. In group sessions, the first thing that becomes apparent is that you’re not alone in your struggles. Through these sessions, you’ll see how valuable it is to bounce ideas off of your peers and look at their thoughts.

The best part about being involved in a recovery community is that you’ll build relationships that can last a lifetime. In treatment, you’ll begin to develop the coping skills of reaching out to others when you’re struggling with your recovery. As you start to see these benefits, it will be easier for you to reach out to people once you leave treatment. The most important thing to remember is that you don’t have to do this alone.

The Willows at Red Oak Recovery® is a women’s addiction treatment center here in Fairview, NC, and we want to help. We offer a wide range of addiction therapy programs that include:

• Dual diagnosis therapy
• Trauma therapy
• Meditation and yoga

Find out more about our all-women program by calling us at 855-773-0614.