Navigating Change During Addiction Recovery

Navigating Change During Addiction Recovery

Nothing changes if nothing changes.

Have you heard that sentence before? Have you stopped to think about what it means?

If you keep doing what you're doing, you're going to keep getting the same results you're currently getting.

It seems simple. But if it’s simple, why is it so hard? It’s hard because change can be scary.

If you want to lose weight, you can’t keep eating the same things you have been eating, and you can’t keep sitting on your couch. You have to make daily changes in what you are doing to see results. It isn’t easy at first, but the end result is worth it. Does it happen overnight? No. But can you see change over time? Yes.

The same thing applies to our loved ones. If something doesn’t change, you are going to be stuck in the same cycle, completely miserable. Just like losing weight isn’t easy, addiction recovery isn’t easy either. 

That’s where Finding Hope comes in. Finding Hope is a support group for loved ones of addicts and alcoholics. It’s a community that will be there with you each step of the way. They will be there to encourage you, support you, listen to you, and pray with you.

So, what do you need to change? What have you been telling yourself? Think about what could happen if you actually listen to yourself and make a change.

Today is the day to begin changing things. Maybe it’s setting a firm boundary. Maybe it's no longer fixing the problems that aren’t yours to fix. Maybe you stop the enabling behavior you keep telling yourself you are going to stop. Or, maybe you are going to start saying “yes” to yourself and “no” to others. Whatever it is, do it.

Nothing changes if nothing changes.

“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13