Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy (CBT)
You have the power to start getting better today.
A difficult part of the recovery process is learning how to be happy
without the use of alcohol or drugs.
To assist individuals in this, Awakening Recovery
Center uses many of the tools of
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address the
psychological and social components of alcohol dependence. These
tools are designed to assist individuals in their recovery process.
They include, but are not limited to:
Enhancing motivation to quit drinking and to remain abstinent
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Risk/Reward Analysis (costs/benefits of drinking/quitting)
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Setting sensible, measurable, achievable, reasonable, and timed
goals and working towards achieving them.
Learning how to refuse to
act on urges when they arise.
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Understanding internal and external triggers and how to manage
them.
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Understanding normal social situations that can create anxiety
and better ways of coping with them
Learning how to manage life’s
problems in an effective way.
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Using CBT to identify irrational thinking and how to change
self-talk
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Learn self-acceptance and others-acceptance.
Developing a positive,
balanced and healthy lifestyle.
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Recognizing the importance of exercise and nutrition in the
recovery process.
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Utilize available nutritional supplementation to assist brain
chemistry repair
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Replacing destructive thinking with constructive thinking
Motives and Goals
Motivation is a key element in nearly everything that you do.
Consider this: we all have two primary goals- survival and
happiness. We belief in developing internal motivation as opposed to
remaining fixed on fear or incentive motivation without fixing the
old thinking. When motivation is an inside job, you will feel better
about the idea of changing your life. Setting positive goals and
achieving them is the key to lasting recovery, and a healthy new
life.
Beliefs
What you believe about your addiction is important, and there are
many ideas being tossed around about addiction. Some people beliefs
such as, "I've tried and failed before, so I can't do it. I need
alcohol (or other drugs) to cope." Or even worse, "Because I've
tried to quit and failed, I must just be weak." These beliefs, and
many like them, can't be justified because the evidence just doesn't
support them.
Emotions
People often use alcohol and drugs to cope with their emotional
problems, including guilt, anger, anxiety, and low self-esteem. At
Awakening Recovery center, we teach you how to change your old
thinking, and how to increase your self-acceptance. You can then
have greater motivation to begin early recovery, and to live more
happily and productively.
Behaviors
Changes in thinking and feelings are a good beginning.. Commitment
and follow-through are essential. We encourage clients to work at
solving their problems, and to become involved in enjoyable and
beneficial activities, in place of their chemical dependence.