Tips to Muster the Willingness to “Keep Coming Back”

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Tips to Muster the Willingness to “Keep Coming Back”

If you attend a 12-Step meeting, most likely you will hear at least one person say, “Keep coming back!” For some, they cringe at thinking that they may have to return to these meetings, and for others, they feel welcomed about being invited back. For many people who have an addiction, being invited back somewhere often does not happen due to their behavior, so being told to come back is a new chapter in their life. Regardless if they want to be there are not, there is still one thing that needs to happen for them to get sober – mustering the willingness.

Be willing to be willing

The most difficult part of starting a recovery program is having the willingness to start. It only takes a mustard seed of willingness to be able to begin your journey in sobriety. Being unwilling takes more effort by fighting everyone and everything than just going with the flow of willingness. This does not mean that you have to believe everything you hear and see. This just means that you are inclined to find a way out of your addiction.

Approach sobriety one day at a time

You probably spent a lot of time using and drinking which means that your disease will probably take some time to be arrested. Do not overwhelm yourself with all the things you “have to do”. Instead focus on the things you “get to do” by looking at what is right in front of you and do that. If you are not sure of what you need to be doing, ask your sponsor or an old-timer what they did in their early sobriety to assist you with your main task of the day – staying sober.

Do not knock it until you try it

Being willing means not talking yourself out of making a decision to better your life. At least try recovery out before you decide it is not good for you. Even if you have relapsed and are scared to come back, you should try to see what you can do differently this time with the help of a new sponsor or therapist that can suggest new ways to stimulate your recovery.

You should learn to be as consistent in your recovery as you were with getting loaded and drunk by mustering the willingness you need in your recovery. You will be happy that you took the time to gain the willingness that will be so crucial in helping you to stay sober.

If you or someone you know has a problem with drugs and alcohol, The Kimberly Center has a treatment plan that will work just for you. Our evidence-based therapies are designed to last a lifetime and can help you to build a foundation in recovery.

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