Part of getting sober entails letting your guard down so that you can let your in recovery infiltrate your whole being. This does not mean that you should let others walk all over you or just lay down without a fight. Being sober means the opposite. You should stand up and fight against your addiction and walk with others so that you can be more vulnerable in sobriety. Since that concept may be foreign to your sensibilities, getting vulnerable may help you in a few different ways that you may not have even thought of.

You can feel the way you are supposed to.

Being drunk or loaded allows you to express your emotions because of how loose you feel. If you are mad, sad, happy, or silly you let it all hang out under the influence, but when you are sober you may feel like you have to hide from your emotions because you are in fear. When you become unguarded through treatment, therapy, and 12-Step work, you open yourself to become more honest with your feelings for some much-needed relief.

You can accept the help that you need.

By continuing to act in the ways that you did inebriated when you are sober keeps you from getting the help that you need. Thinking that you “got this” or “you know what you are doing” could push away the people who may be influential in your recovery and give you the assistance that you desperately need.

You will start building the relationships you were meant to have.

Addiction will keep you from having friends and family in your life because either they have had enough, or you have kept them at a distance. Your vulnerability in your recovery sets a new precedence of what your relationships will evolve into. To be vulnerable means that you are approachable and open-minded so you can build deeper and more meaningful relationships going forward.     

You will help yourself understand the truth.

Denial is pretty common with people who suffer with substance abuse. So much so, you could be preventing yourself from receiving the support and guidance that you need to remain sober. All you have to do is admit the truth about what is going on with your addiction and you will open the door to endless possibilities in your recovery.

Vulnerability is a sign of strength that your addiction makes you think is a weakness.

By allowing yourself to be vulnerable, you are changing the course of dissent to a journey of life-changing recovery.

If you or someone you know needs help with their drug or alcohol addiction, The Kimberly Center has a treatment plan that will work for you. We believe that successful recovery encompasses the improvements in your self-esteem, relationships, and vocational productivity that substance abuse took away from you.

Call us today to begin: 855-4-KCENTER (855-452-3683)