In drug and alcohol rehab shouldn’t sobriety be the number one goal? Yes, absolutely. Yet you won’t find sobriety without first finding the courage to face the areas in your person that have to change, and then finding the courage to change them. How can a rehab center help you find courage? Simply by firstly making you safe. When you are not feeling safe, your brain is so busy making plans you cannot hear your conscience speeking to you. Fear can seduce and corrupt your plans as your natural tendancy for self preservation will over ride what is likely the best course of action, for the one that will get and keep you out of trouble the fastest.

Courage involves doing the right thing, no matter if the consquences seem fearful or the outcome intially may not be great for you. But when you are in the middle of a tough drug or alcohol addiction, how do you know what is the right thing to do? You have to re-awaken the voice inside you that tells you right from wrong. It’s always there. You probably haven’t listened to it in a long time. But to really start to awaken it and ponder the right path for your life, you must feel safe enough to stop running ang lying. This is what a rehab is for. Safety to stop running and checking over your shoulder. Safety to look ahead and decide where you are headed.

Initially you may not trust the voice inside you. Then ask someone you trust if this is the right action. Courage involves doing the right thing repeatedly. Doing the right thing leads to integrity. This is what counselors in rehab are for. When the voice inside you tells you a course of action and if you are not sure if it is the right thing to do ask a counselor you respect for advice. Pick someone who has some of the qualities you wish to acquire. Learning to follow your heart and do the right thing consistently will lead to sobriety. It will lead to a successful rehab. It will lead to integrity and joy. Do something courageous at rehab today.

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