In your mind’s eye, no matter what it is that you are setting out to do, you have an idea of how you would like it to go and what the end results will be. This starts from planning your day to jotting down a simple grocery list or maybe even checking a few things off your bucket list. In a sense, you paint a picture of what it all will look like, or maybe you’re just not that much a planner. Even the most spontaneous person claims just enough responsibility for themselves to make day-to-day plans.
This is just surface stuff, such as waking up, getting dressed, making breakfast, taking care of the kids, and off to work or school. There is a deeper dive. A drive that comes from deep down inside, right from your soul. The things that make you tick and make you who you are. What does that look like? Have you ever taken time out from the hustle and bustle of daily life to sit and think about it? Serenity House Detox & Recovery Florida can help you find answers and treatment with our substance abuse programs.
At Serenity House Detox & Recovery Florida, we are committed to helping our clients in the process of healing from addiction. Whether you’re battling an alcohol addiction, addiction to illicit drugs, or addiction to prescription medications, we are here for you. We offer a wide array of evidence-based and holistic therapeutic options which we tailor to the unique needs of the client. To learn more about our programs and addiction counseling for recovery, please reach out to Serenity House Detox & Recovery Florida today by calling 866.294.5306 or using our convenient and straightforward contact form.
Addiction in Everyday Life
Active addiction looks and feels empty and dark, alone, and misunderstood. Not just misunderstood by others, but mostly by yourself. The only plan for the person using drugs or alcohol is finding and getting the next fix, drink, or pill. Daily events revolve around how and where it is going to come from. Even the most functioning person using drugs or alcohol, who has a job and a family with normal responsibilities, plans around their drinking and drugging. Will there be enough pills to get through the weekend? Will there be alcohol at the family, work, or social event?
In many cases, the individual is driven solely by the obsession to use. Along with the obsession comes the rippling effect of compulsive behaviors, so lying, manipulation, and deceit become second nature. Little by little, over time, the person’s use and behaviors seem to begin to chip away at their nature of being kind, loving, caring, and compassionate. Now, they have a self-serving life with the use of drugs and alcohol, which has taken its place at the top of their priorities. Each day looks just like the day before and the day before that over and over again. Their actions paint a deep dark picture and perceived as their hopeless reality.
Acknowledging the Addiction
Often there comes a moment of clarity, an inner voice, that causes you to decide enough is enough. A desire for something different becomes a cry for help. The first step is the hardest. To admit there is an addiction and that help is needed may possibly be the toughest point that you come to before finally getting the help they so deservingly need. The gift of desperation has a way of turning hopeless individuals into hopefuls. With the help of a sponsor as a guide through the 12-steps and regular fellowship meetings, recovery from addiction is possible. Your thoughts and thinking begin to change. Relationships with friends and family begin to mend.
Begin Healing at Serenity House Detox & Recovery Florida
From the inside out, the healing begins and outwardly becomes evident as clients become healthier, mentally, physically, and emotionally with each passing day in recovery. There is a connection felt with you and others around you. Overwhelming feelings of gratitude and hope become your beacon for a better tomorrow. Plans and goals are made again. Furthermore, even more beautifully, those goals and reconsidered aspirations are achievable and reached. The heavyweight of shame and guilt once bared on your soul of active addiction is little by slowly lifted. The soul begins to smile again as the beautiful picture of the life you want and deserve is painted.
At Serenity House Detox & Recovery Florida, we are here to help you heal. We offer a wide array of treatment programs for addiction, including:
- Alcohol addiction
- Heroin addiction
- Cocaine addiction
- Opioid addiction
- Prescription drug addiction
You don’t have to live with your substance use disorder anymore. Contact us today at 866.294.5306 for more information about our treatment programs.