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October 10, 2016
Holding yourself accountable should be a daily practice, even if you’re not in recovery. But it’s vital in recovery to avoid slipping into manipulative or unhealthy behaviors. For those in recovery, the power of rigorous honesty can be the difference between staying sober and relapsing.
Learn how to hold yourself accountable in sober living to help you achieve long-term sobriety and freedom from addiction.
Self-accountability means you accept responsibility for sober living. You seek help when needed, remove yourself from triggering situations, recognize mistakes, and move toward growth goals.
When mistakes happen, which is a normal part of recovery, you take the appropriate steps to address that mistake and move back on track. You can keep growing, boost your confidence, and motivate yourself to live soberly through accountability.
You don’t have to hold yourself accountable by yourself. Instead, having a support system and strategies encourages you to continually examine your behaviors, emotions, and thoughts with the help of other people and tools.
Here are five ways to start with self-accountability in sober living through honesty and humility.
Self-accountability is challenging because there’s often no one to give an outsider’s perspective. During in-patient treatment, you remove yourself from triggers and professionals constantly monitor you.
However, when you aren’t in an in-patient situation, you only have yourself to rely on. Finding an accountability partner gives you an extra level of support. An accountability partner regularly checks in to ask how you are doing. They also provide constructive feedback and can help you through triggering situations.
While you may have an accountability partner, you are still your first line of defense against cravings and urges. So, take time to invest in yourself.
Daily affirmations, consistent schedules, and goal reminders help you stay on track, even in difficult situations. You can use tools like apps for reminders, tracking behaviors, and helpful tips to resist cravings and continue your sober living.
You can also listen to podcasts, read books, and follow encouraging social media influencers who motivate you to reach your sobriety goals.
You can go public with your sobriety goals and allow those around you to rally and support your endeavors.
Publishing your sobriety anniversary on social media, participating in public fundraisers promoting positive behaviors, and letting your social circles know your goals are a few ways to receive community support and accountability.
The best approach to tackle sobriety is to start small. When you accomplish small wins, reward yourself and build on your successes.
Your first goal post-treatment might be to attend regular support groups. Then, you can build on your supportive community by venturing into society again. Each step is a step toward independence and addiction-free living.
There are stages of recovery requiring extra accountability. For example, perhaps you just began your road to recovery, you’re in a stressful or traumatic situation and don’t feel confident in your ability to resist cravings, or you have relapsed and want to get back on track.
Extra accountability and support are available when you find yourself in those situations. Sober living homes are safe and nurturing environments. They allow you to remove yourself from triggering scenarios to focus on personal growth and improvement while connecting with a sobriety community.
Accountability partners keep you on track and help you stay honest with yourself during recovery. Ethos Recovery’s sober living homes allow you to step away from society’s pressures. In our safe and supportive homes, you can build a community of accountability partners and receive the resources you need for self-accountability.
Contact us for more information on our sober living homes.