On the eve of the New Year, Celebrate Hope
would like to wish everyone in recovery a safe and sober holiday. Today
is synonymous with excessive alcohol consumption, which can be
difficult to avoid being around, especially if you are obligated to
attend a New Year’s party. If you are planning on attending an event
where alcohol will be present, it is important that you discuss it first
with your sponsor and/or addiction therapist. It’s crucial that people
working a program of recovery remain accountable on days like today.
While
you may feel strong enough to be around heavy drinking at this point in
your recovery, it is easy for dangerous thoughts to enter one’s mind
that can lead to a decision that may compromise your program. Most
people in recovery probably have some fond memories of New Year’s eves,
having drinks with friends and family as midnight approaches. Such
reminiscences can cause you to forget where alcohol brought you to, and
you may begin to romance having a drink. Such occurrences have brought
countless people in recovery to relapse on the final day of the year.
If
you do not feel comfortable being around drinking, it should not be an
excuse to just stay in for the night. It’s highly probable that you have
heard of some recovery events taking place in your area tonight,
especially if you attend meetings on a regular basis. Such events can be
a lot of fun and help you create new rituals and traditions that do not
involve drugs or alcohol. There is a good chance that your recovery
peers will be attending as well.
It is never wise to
isolate yourself - even if that is what you feel like doing. Being alone
is a sure way for addictive thinking to creep into one’s mind, which
could potentially result in a relapse. The mind can be a very dangerous
place, a perfect environment for cravings to fester. Get out of the
house, go to some meetings and have fun with your friends in recovery as
you await the New Year.
Take a moment to reflect
upon the strides you have made since first getting sober, every day that
goes by that does not involve using drugs and alcohol is a remarkable
accomplishment - definitely worthy of being proud.
Celebrate Hope is the Christian residential drug rehab and alcohol treatment program offered by Hope by the Sea. We are located in the coastal communities of Orange County Southern California. Our faith-focused mission is to minister the love of Jesus Christ to the least, the last and the lost. The pain, turmoil, and devastation caused by addiction needs to come to an end. Help is needed. Help is available. Call Today! (888) 350-6910
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Celebrate Hope On New Year's Eve
Labels:
12-Step-Christian,
AA,
holidays,
meetings,
New Years Eve,
sobriety
Location:
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675, USA
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