{"id":1920,"date":"2016-04-08T19:47:22","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T11:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/?p=1920"},"modified":"2016-04-08T19:47:22","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T11:47:22","slug":"learning-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/learning-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Important Life Skills in Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

“You don’t\u00a0recover from an addiction by stopping using. You recover by creating a new life where it is easier to not use.”<\/h3>\n

In recovery, you will learn to create new habits, attitudes, and a way of life that will help you change your path from addiction to a better, healthier, and more positive life. Otherwise, you will stay in the same path and your addictions will eventually catch up with you again along the way.<\/p>\n

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While you don’t have to completely change your life or reinvent yourself, there are a few things that you can change–and many things you should let go of. One of the things you should say goodbye to now is your old life of addiction and compulsion. Remember, the more you hold on to the things that you have been doing or thinking in the past, the harder it is for you to move on to your new life of recovery and sobriety.<\/p>\n

Here are some important life skills that can help you pave the way for a more successful, more long-term recovery:<\/p>\n

1. Avoid\u00a0high-risk situations.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Avoid situations wherein you feel the following: hunger, anger, loneliness, tiredness (HALT), which we have previously discussed in another post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Another way of looking at it is to assess yourself at the end of the day, everyday, because this is the time when you are usually feeling the abovementioned feelings or situations.<\/p>\n

Additionally, you should also avoid the following:<\/p>\n