Here is a good post here about recovering drug addicts and how they can use a small number of core strategies in order to guide them in their recovery.

These are long term strategies that make as much sense to use in early recovery as they do in long term sobriety.

The first idea is to focus on personal growth.  This includes a wide range of categories, such as our fitness, our emotional health, and our spirituality.

But the focus on personal growth differs from most recovery programs because it is a holistic approach, taking the whole person into account, including the physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual aspects.

Obviously, just this area alone (personal growth) can have a tremendous amount of detail for finding new ways to grow and develop.

The second area is in building a network of support.  Presumably, this would be comprised mostly of recovering addicts and alcoholics.  I’m convinced that there are some people out there who stay sober through this technique alone.  But combining a support network with the other two strategies is much more empowering.

The third strategy listed is to simply care for yourself.  The suggestion is to ask yourself, with each decision, “Is this really the healthiest choice for me?”  This is a simple but empowering strategy for recovering addicts who often times have a history of self-sabotage and destructive behaviors, many of which continue in a variety of ways even in recovery.

Take a look at these 3 strategies for recovering drug addicts and see if you can’t apply them to your life.