Continuing Your Addiction Recovery During the Pandemic


Posted July 1, 2020 by westminsterhousebc

Even while sheltering in place or social distancing, you can still continue your recovery and healing from addiction.

 
Even while sheltering in place or social distancing, you can still continue your recovery and healing from addiction. It’s important that you take extra steps in finding alternatives to your usual treatments if you can’t physically go to your treatment centre or attend recovery group sessions.

Consider Virtual Recovery

Treatment centres such as Westminster House offer virtual recovery in Vancouver. This program includes recovery coaching and counselling. You will also get group sessions using online platforms to still practice social distancing.

Virtual recovery is important during this time. It’s important to be consistent, especially when you are just starting out with your recovery program. Not continuing your treatment could cause a relapse. The pandemic also has circumstances that can bring about a lot of stress and cause depression. This is why virtual recovery in Vancouver is important. It keeps people recovering from addiction on track.

Maintain a Good Social Interaction

Having a good support system is essential to your emotional and mental health. Isolation can bring about feelings of depression, which can make people want to succumb to their addiction. You can interact with family and friends through social media and other platforms.

Join group chats or send emails and messages to family and friends that you want to talk to. You can also interact with people in your support group through forums and chat messages.

Make Sure You Follow Your Recovery Program

If the treatment centre provided a program that you can follow at home, make sure you follow it strictly. One of the most common causes of relapse is neglecting to follow the protocol provided by the treatment center once you are already on your own.

You can ask the people you are living with to hold you accountable to become your accountability partners when doing the things in your treatment protocol.

Take Care of Your Physical and Mental Health

It’s easy to neglect your physical and mental health when you are just staying at home all the time. You might neglect to exercise and might binge on unhealthy food. Keep in mind that it’s still important to eat healthy while recovering to reset your physical functions. You can make a meal plan that will last you an entire week.Having a meal plan helps you stick with your diet.

Set aside at least 30 minutes of each day for exercise. You can follow exercise videos online or you can do activities like yoga and dancing. Make sure you also get some outdoor time, even if it’s just going out in your balcony or your backyard. The sun is good for you, especially morning and afternoon sun. It can help in normalizing mood and preventing depression.

Virtual recovery in Vancouver can still become a success with these tips.
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Last Updated July 1, 2020