Addiction counseling may be the solution you’ve been contemplating. Find out the potential signs of addiction so you can reap the benefits of addiction counseling and turn your life around to a healthier and more productive path of recovery.

Potential Signs That You May Need Rehab

 Here are some of the potential signs that you may need addiction counseling for your relationship with substances and substance use.

• You hide or lie about how much or how often you use substances.
• You hide substances in regular places to always have them handy.
• Substance use has become the center focus of your life.
• You are suffering negative consequences in your life from your substance use.
• You continue to use substances though they are making you feel ill.
• You have tried to discontinue use or slow down your use of substances and have been unable to do so.

What Addiction Counseling Can Do for You

If these signs point to the fact that you may need addiction counseling, don’t worry. Addiction counseling can help you turn your life around to a healthier life where you are in control.

Addiction counseling uses the primary treatment method of psychotherapy to get clients to better health. Psychotherapy in its various forms (one-on-one, family, group, cognitive behavioral) serves to uncover the underlying causes of addiction in clients on a personal level. This helps to find solutions for working against addiction effectively. Support group meetings help clients gain invaluable support and there are a number of activities designed to help clients manage stress and recovery on a daily basis such as stress management techniques, lifestyle counseling and relapse prevention strategies.

Life after Addiction Counseling

Recovery is a process and not a final stop so you should continue to work on your recovery even after addiction counseling. Immediately following addiction counseling, you may benefit from aftercare and alumni activities offered by your rehabilitation center. These activities can be a great way to transition back into your everyday life. Following and maintaining your relapse prevention strategies are also great ways to manage triggers and handle stress. Support group meetings are recommended as a regular part of your life so you can always keep your recovery process fresh and focused in mind and continue to connect and share support with your recovery peers.

The road to recovery and the road of recovery certainly require hard work and a concerted effort but the benefits you can gain can be life changing and truly satisfying.

If you or someone you love is suffering from the effects of alcohol abuse, substance addiction or any other type of addiction, please call us today.  Our addiction treatment counselors can help you deal with physical, emotional and psychological consequences of drug and alcohol abuse.  A substance abuse treatment program is effective, safe and has helped many men reclaim their lives. Destination Hope is a full service drug, alcohol and dual diagnosis treatment facility in Florida for men suffering from substance abuse and mental health issues.