Recovery

Recovery

The most important factors for a person seeking recovery from addiction, based on the findings of Nurser, Hunt & Bartlett (2017) and the video, include readiness to change regardless of how worse one may be addicted or how much other people may want a person to change. One can only recover once they have decided on the first step of wanting and being ready to change. Another factor is self-efficacy. Addicted persons need to believe in themselves that they can change their addictive behaviors. According to Vidrine et al. (2016), an addicted person also needs to be emotionally and psychologically well to recover. This is because the person may feel overwhelmed with the symptoms throughout the recovery process and seek relief from drugs to make them feel better if depression or anxiety is not treated. They, therefore, need this stability. Other factors include support from their loved ones and the community and a structured routine where they can find consistency in their recovery process.

Further, self-help organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous can assist addicted individuals, especially those with mental health issues. These organizations offer a sense of belonging or community because they are made up of people who experience similar issues and can easily share their issues without feeling judged. This may improve a person’s self-esteem and confidence to go through the recovery process successfully. The positive feedback from the self-help organizations can also encourage them and prevent them from relapsing. However, some addicted individuals may feel peer pressure to adhere to the advice given in self-help organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous and even adopt risky behaviors to comply. Many people do not realize when they are getting anxious and stressed. Therefore, adopting skills like mindfulness may reduce anxieties, pain, and cravings for things such as cigarettes (Vidrine et al., 2016). Therefore, adopting mindfulness skills by, for instance, taking long, deep breaths can help relax the nerves and focus on feelings. Ultimately, this helps in making the decisions that would help one feel even better.

References

Nurser, K., Hunt, D., & Bartlett, T. (2017). Do recovery college courses help to improve recovery outcomes and reduce self-stigma for individuals who attend? In Clinical Psychology Forum (Vol. 300, pp. 32-37).

Vidrine, J. I., Spears, C. A., Heppner, W. L., Reitzel, L. R., Marcus, M. T., Cinciripini, P. M., … & Wetter, D. W. (2016). Efficacy of mindfulness-based addiction treatment (MBAT) for smoking cessation and lapse recovery: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 84(9), 824.

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Given the materials assigned for this discussion, what do you think are the most important factors for a person seeking recovery from an addiction?

Based upon your own review of the research, what do you think of the examples of self-help organizations and processes like mindfulness that facilitate the recovery process?

Evaluation Criteria

Your initial post should be at least 250 words and must substantively integrate the assigned readings in the instructions with proper APA (Links to an external site.) style formatting.