Life Skills Training for Recovery
According to statistics from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, anywhere from 40-60% of people relapse. When creating the holistic treatment mission for Cypress Lake Recovery in Texas , we thought about this number and wondered what we as specialists could change to lower it. We spent much time reviewing other addiction centers that our patients and recovering staff had spent time at before coming to us. We discovered that many treatment plans are all the same and not customized per patient. The more time we spent in the addiction space, the more we understood the need for customization of these recovery treatment plans.
Within this same study, the National Institute on Drug Abuse found that patients required a period of relearning the skills they started to learn in their recovery programs — which pointed to the very short-term duration of these skills upon leaving treatment.
To understand what happens to patients in recovery and why, it’s essential they have life skills training and relapse prevention education. We must talk about how the addictive mind works. When those suffering from addiction experience high levels of stress and feelings of anxiety about new situations (such as new jobs, relationships, and financial struggles), their way of coping is with addictive substances. In life skills training, we reinforce counseling and group therapy teachings to help our patients plan ahead for healthier lives free of addiction.
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In counseling sessions, we work with individuals to recognize the things in their lives they need to improve to be successful and have a healthy living space. This allows them to fulfill their needs that were previously being ignored in addiction. Mindfulness and meditation further encourage these introspective thoughts about a future without dependency.
This future is one of the leading motivational tools we use here at Cypress Lake Recovery in Texas. When clients can picture how wonderful their lives will be without drugs and alcohol, recovery is set in motion. These future goals that we visualize are what establishes the framework for our life skills sessions, and we work on coping mechanisms to help our patients get to where they want to be.
Our patients come into life skill building sessions with this foundation before we can teach them these skills. Once patients know what they need, we can show them how to work within parameters and how to keep their mental health and wellness in mind at all times. We teach our patients how to deal with the frustrations and learning processes that come with getting one’s life in order.
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Testimonials
Regina
I am so happy that I chose Cypress to begin my recovery. I have suffered for years from depression, anxiety, panic disorder, and PTSD. The programs that are offered here at Cypress have been truly phenomenal in helping me recover. I also appreciated the professional staff that are here on duty 24/7, which helps create a safe environment. Cypress Lake Recovery uses effective “one on one” methods that meet each person’s individual needs because they evaluate and have a better understanding of your personal traumatic experiences. Thanks Sabino, I am truly grateful to you and the Cypress family.
J.A.
A beautiful facility! Staff sets the tone and kindness that residents easily follow. Thank you, Cypress Lake Recovery!
Pamela
The program at Cypress Lake Recovery works! I emerged from an accumulation of unrecognized emotions, issues of trust, and unresolved grief and loss. 35-days of effective integration of customized quality therapy reconnected my mind, body, spirit, and I am worth it! I had masked emotions and hurtful events for decades with alcohol. At Cypress Lake Recovery I safely focused deep within to unleash harmful secrets and self-degradation. Tools of recovery were practiced, not just presented. Integrative therapies were tailored to my circumstances, thus were effective. This residential program is like no other. For me, Cypress Lake Recovery delivered what was professed. I am forever grateful for this gift of healing.
Mike
Life changing experience. Wonderful staff. Wonderful program. Thanks for everything!
Darcy
It was great to begin my recovery in a group environment with so many knowledgeable nurses, therapists, BHT’s, and others around for support. The equine therapy, challenge course, family week, and daily therapies all work together seamlessly, allowing me to leave Sabino as a healthier and stronger person!
Questions we ask individuals to think about:
- Where do I see myself as a sober individual?
- Who can I count on for support throughout my recovery?
- Where will I live and how will I support myself?
- How will I cope when things get hard?
All of these questions will be addressed in life skills treatment. We understand that there are a set of concerns about addiction when patients check into our treatment center in Texas. But there are an entirely different set of concerns associated with living a sober living lifestyle. Our program is versatile and helps our patients find answers to those questions. If we can reduce these anxieties before they’re finished with their recovery program, the likelihood that relapse will occur is significantly lower.
The essential building blocks for life skills treatment are:
- Coping skills, reinforced by family therapy
- Foundation for counseling and individual therapy
- Motivation
- Recognition of addiction and addictive thinking
- Active vision for sobriety
Individuals in our treatment program will learn how to:
- Seek and maintain active, fulfilling employment
- Treat their bodies well with the proper nutrition and physical fitness
- Establish their support network and cultivate healthy relationships
- Become financially responsible
- Create life plans to help them achieve their goals
- Remain accountable and practice everything they have learned in treatment
- Live modestly and responsibly
- Maintain organization to keep their homes clean and composed
- Harness their emotions
- Be social with others in the community
- Maintain mindfulness and meditation practice
- Manage their medications (if any)
- Prioritize sobriety as the number one goal
Life can be challenging. We teach our clients how to handle daily activities and how to respond to them emotionally. We work to ensure they have what they need to adapt to the situation in a constructive way. Life skills training will reinstate everything addiction works to dismantle, and can instill the idea that to live well, they need to be responsible for their lives. Within addiction, a person checks out of life completely. But if a person wants to get well, they must be responsible and present. There is no more room for checking out.
Life skills help our patients to be more successful than they may be with only standard addiction treatment. To learn more about our life skills programs and how they can work for you, call Cypress Lake Recovery today.
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