An Addict Must Learn to Cope with Disappointment
What a Drug Rehab Should Have: Coping with Disappointment
When a person falls into the trap of addiction, his (or her) entire life becomes a disappointment. Once, there were goals and dreams. Now, there is just an intense craving for drugs or alcohol that drives every decision. The addict’s failure to cope with any disappointment just causes him to turn to further drug use to mask the feeling as well as cover up other negative emotions.
Resolving situations in life takes a degree of focus and clear thinking. These attributes are missing in an addict. His addiction runs his life and he is not able to handle the conflicts and challenges he faces in day-to-day living. An effective drug and alcohol rehabilitation program must address the inability to cope with disappointment to truly prepare an addict to live without drugs.
Recovery Must Address How to Cope with Disappointment
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), to achieve full recovery from drug or alcohol addiction, a person must learn life skills so he can overcome internal and external challenges or barriers. Coping with disappointment is a necessary life skill to fully recover and have lasting sobriety. SAMHSA also says that an effective rehab program should give an addict the ability to reach his full potential. The Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation program does just this with its life skills training component.
Changes Occur as an Addict Moves through the Narconon Program
A recovering addict will find many changes in his outlook on life and his ability to deal with disappointment or feelings of guilt or despair. With Narconon Life Skills Courses, a student discovers tools and knowledge that give him the ability to cope with negative emotions, face life’s stresses and take back control of his life.
Jason was an addict who lost his friends the trust of his family. He had fallen into the trap of heartache and despair. Then he found Narconon and turned his life around. He said, “Towards the end of the program I was feeling very positive about all aspects of my life. The feelings of guilt had been lifted. I was able to mend relationships that I had damaged in the past. Having completed the Narconon program, it is the first time in my life that I am confident again in my abilities and where my life can take me. I’m happy for the first time in ten years. I’m productive, which I never was before. It is a positive path. It has brought me things that I never thought I’d be able to have or enjoy.”
An addict can find joy again in living. It simply takes an effective drug rehab program like Narconon. Narconon has one of the best drug and alcohol rehab programs in the field and for five decades has helped individuals find lasting recovery from addiction.
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