{"id":3006,"date":"2017-05-09T17:17:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T09:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/?p=3006"},"modified":"2017-05-09T17:17:37","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T09:17:37","slug":"tools-in-recovery-how-to-gain-self-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/tools-in-recovery-how-to-gain-self-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools in Recovery: How to Gain Self-Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Self-control is important for everyone. It helps us avoid getting into situations that can have a negative impact on our lives as well as on other people.<\/h3>\n<p>Many people who fall into the trap of addiction start out with a lack of self-control. This can then turn into a domino effect of patterns and behaviors that lead them to resort to trying out drugs, alcohol, or\u00a0behaviors such as gambling. These can then develop into substance or behavioral addictions.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3008\" src=\"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/self-control-bridges-of-hope.jpg\" alt=\"self-control-bridges-of-hope\" width=\"846\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/self-control-bridges-of-hope.jpg 846w, https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/self-control-bridges-of-hope-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/self-control-bridges-of-hope-768x487.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is self-control?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Self-control is what you develop by moderating your behavior. It is actually a skill and an important tool in recovery learned in addiction treatment and rehab, such as what Bridges of Hope provides.<\/p>\n<p>People, however, don&#8217;t have to be addicted to something to say that they lack self-control. Just the inability to resist urges or rein in their impulses can show that they don&#8217;t have self-control.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to control cravings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Getting self-control doesn&#8217;t happen overnight. You have to practice and practice over time until it comes naturally to you.<\/p>\n<p>At Bridges of Hope, residents learn how to stall, find distractions, and create healthy boundaries in order to resist urges and cravings. As you learn self-control and practice it, you will find that, in time, resisting urges becomes easier and easier until it becomes second nature to you.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">To get help for your addiction cravings or finally get into a rehab program, talk to our rehab professionals today: 09175098826.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self-control is important for everyone. It helps us avoid getting into situations that can have a negative impact on our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/tools-in-recovery-how-to-gain-self-control\/\">[&hellip;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[57,6,219,227,34,35],"tags":[28,282,30,31,8,61,288,286,289,222,283,25,13,14,15,16,73],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/self-control-bridges-of-hope.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3006"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3006"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3009,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3006\/revisions\/3009"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}