First, if you are in recovery and living a sober life, it can be frustrating to having your AA support meetings canceled. And, you may naturally feel depression creeping in. So, if you enjoy AA meetings, you can find remote meetings and chat. Plus, use instagram hashtags promoting sober living. For instance, look up #soberlife, #cleanandsober, #soberliving, and #AArecovery. Also, this can be a hard time with triggers and cravings, no matter your stage in recovery. In this article, Katie Ziskind LMFT RYT500, shares more info on substance and alcohol counseling in East Lyme, Connecticut. Lastly, below are some tips to help you connect with other sober people on social media.
Do a video chat with your alcoholics anonymous sponsor for support
Now, talking is one thing. But, a video chat can hold you more accountable. Despite your recovery time, you can do Skype, FaceTime, and phone calls with your AA sponsor to receive support. From there, you can make eye contact, feel support, and connection. Furthermore, there are also awesome Facebook groups for alcoholics in recovery and sobriety. Likewise, you can find other people who are in recovery, and alcohol and drug free. For instance, the sober facebook group, Recovery 2.0 it’s Tommy Rosen, can be a resource. Are you looking for more through substance and alcohol counseling in East Lyme, Connecticut? The Wisdom Within Counseling team supports healthy communication skills and sober, healthy, positive coping outlets. Call/text 860-451-9364 for holistic, alternative substance and alcohol counseling in East Lyme, Connecticut.
FInd a substance and alcohol counselor in East Lyme
Also, if you are in sobriety and are struggling, find an addiction coach or therapist who can offer you some support. Also, seeking counseling via phoen or video at Wisdom Within Counseling helps too. Listen to a free vinyasa yoga podcast like, “The Yoga Shop” and do the yoga poses to exercise. From yoga, you are positively distracting yourself from urges to use drugs or alcohol. Also, remember that true fun can be had without drugs or alcohol. Exploring yoga nidra, mindfulness meditation and guided visualizations can be calming.
What type of yoga should I try for sobriety?
Remember, different types of yoga work for different people. Maybe, you are naturally high energy and need a power vinaysa yoga class. Or, you are needing a mindful meditation for a more peaceful sleep. When you move around, when doing yoga releases brain chemicals called endorphins. And, these make you feel good about yourself and present. In yoga poses, never push to hard. Instead, listen to your breathing and that will help prevent injury. Plus, new activities like yoga can lead to healthier, new friends with sober, alcohol-free hobbies just like yours.
Read a good book and get lost in another person’s life who overcame addiction and is sober
Reading is also a positive outlet for worries, urges, and emotional triggers. Or, you can read a good book and get lost in someone else’s life who got sober. For example, get the book, “Broken” by William Cope Moyers. In this book, Moyers shares his story of overcoming addiction and how he has committed to living a sober life. Overall, this is an empowering, sensitive, personal story of a rock bottom. And, Moyers talks about his life long journey of letting go of having to be perfect. Looking back, Moyers talks about how he felt pressure from his father to be successful, which lead to his addiction. He talks about the multiple treatment centers and the choices he made to put being sober first.
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On a positive note, with the quarantine, you won’t be tempted to go out. For instance, you won’t goto the bar after work. And, you probably wouldn’t be able to goto the bar even if you wanted to. So, staying home has sobering benefits. Also, triggers and urges to use alcohol and drugs often pass after ten or fifteen minutes. Therefore, focus on fighting them off with positive affirmations. For instance, you might try repeating a positive phrase like a personal mantra. Say to yourself, “I am stronger than this feeling, and it too shall pass. I am healthy and sober.”
We offer holistic, creative substance and alcohol counseling in East Lyme, Connecticut using art and mindfulness meditation.
Art, yoga, music, animal therapies, and outdoor walk and talk therapy supports self-love and healthy relationships. Call/text 860-451-9364 for holistic, alternative substance and alcohol counseling in East Lyme, Connecticut.
About Us – Wisdom Within Counseling – Offer Holistic Substance and Alcohol Counseling in East Lyme, Connecticut
At Wisdom Within Counseling, we are a group of holistic marriage and family therapists. Furthermore, we specialize with East Lyme, child, adolescent, teen, and young adult therapy. Overall, our team help with substance and alcohol use, and with better communication and healthy relationships. For instance, we help children with ADHD learn self-regulation through movement therapies. Also, our therapists help anxious teenagers with eating disorders develop a healthy body image, distant. Additionally, we help business-like couples recreate intimate connection. For instance, our counselors help stressed adults who have been through trauma/PTSD heal.
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At Wisdom Within Counseling, we offer traditional talk counseling, but specialize in using out-of-the-box and using creative art, yoga, music, or outdoor, movement, walk-and-talk therapies to teach emotional expression and self-confidence skills.
Also, we are LGBTQIA+ affirming and work with non binary, transgender, and gender questioning people. Plus, in substance and alcohol counseling in East Lyme, we offer unique Saturday and Sunday availability. As well, our therapists offer evenings until 8:45pm.
Do you know people or families with substance or alcohol use issues, anxiety, depression, or self-esteem issues that could benefit from counseling?
Please, have new clients text or call us for a complimentary phone consultation at 860-451-9364 ext 0. Every day, Katie Ziskind LMFT RYT500 do a facebook live video offering free resources and coping skills. These are for families, relationships, self-esteem, and mental health topics. Please, Like and Share at www.facebook.com/WisdomWithinCT.
