Alcohol Abuse Advice

what is recovery?

Depends who you ask.

 

There are as many answers to that as there are people in it. At last count I read that there were 13 million people “in recovery”, but, I have no idea how they figured out that number or where I even read it a few years ago.

 

What amazes me about all the people (and clients) that have shared their recovery with me, it still amazes me how some recovery ‘groups’ are likened to religion – that theirs is the only one that works and none of the other ones are real.

 

We have all learned a lot over the last 20 years. We have learned that there are many ways to recover.

 

WHAT TYPES OF RECOVERY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

 

There is recovery from an accident, recovery from drugs & alcohol, recovery from child abuse, recovery from rape, recovery from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), there’s recovery and rehab, recovery from illness, recovery from losing a loved one, etc.

 

WHAT TYPES OF RECOVERY GROUPS ARE THERE?

 

12 Step Anonymous Groups refers to itself as a Recovery Program for addictions.

 

A very new movement that is full of empowering tools calls itself S.M.A.R.T. Recovery or Self-Management And Recovery Training. An alternative or in addition to 12 Step recovery.

 

Rational Recovery is another group that says it is an alternative to 12 step.

 

Narc-anon is another. (NOT to be confused with Nar-Anon which is a 12 step group for friends and families of addicts).

 

There’s that new book on TV that claims to cure alcoholism and addiction. Has anyone bought that? I wonder if that works.

 

There are other types of recovery out there, like Caregivers Support Groups and N.A.M.I. the National Alliance of Mental Illness. They have all sorts of free recovery tools right on their websites.

 

There are all sorts of community support websites out there. I’ve been compiling a list I can’t even keep track of anymore. As with anything you want to learn more about, Google* it or go to Wikipedia* or Bing it.

 

WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF RECOVERY GROUPS?

 

Examples of 12 Step Anonymous Support Groups are:

Alcohol Anonymous

Narcotics Anonymous

Adult Children of Alcoholics

Overeaters Anonymous

Gamblers Anonymous

Alanon (friends and family of alcoholics)

 

Mental Health Recovery for depression, schizophrenia and anxiety disorders are using Tools such as the W.R.A.P. (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) that is helping thousands recover from mental disorders, addictions and conditions of all types.

 

So guess which Recovery my blog, books and articles are talking about?

 

All of the above.  I just added tapping to go along with recovery as another tool in the recovery toolbox.

 

Recovery is personal. Recovery is usually about getting over something that is hurting you and learning how to live without it. Recovery is also about discovering your true self and taking better care of yourself. It’s very hard to do recovery alone, which is why there are so many recovery groups out there – in person and online. These days all you have to do is a search for your particular problem and add “support group” at the end and see what comes up.

Shop around and see what feels right for you. But don’t let anyone tell you that your recovery is wrong or there is only one way to recover. My way may not work for you and vice versa. So own it, make it your own.

I have found Tapping to be the number one tool in helping get emotional relief through the recovery process as it is an excellent stress relief tool you can learn how to do on yourself for free. My mission is to spread the word that this tool works and is available now to help you gain emotional freedom. But don’t get me wrong, you still need your recovery program and the support of your recovery friends and perhaps your Higher Power if you so choose. Tapping is just the best tool for instant emotional relief when you really need it.

Recovery gives you Hope.

Tapping gives you Relief.