When you are facing addiction, or you know someone who is, you often realize that there are a lot of labels that get placed on people who struggle with addiction. Fortunately, it is possible to overcome labels in recovery and the way they can make you feel. What you need is a beautiful place to recover in a natural setting that empowers you to let go of the labels society gives you (as well as the ones you’ve given yourself). That place is an aftercare program in Portland.
You don’t have to be defined by any kind of label you or anyone else has used to describe you, your past, or your addiction. Instead, you can learn about the value of overcoming labels and find out how to do that in a way that’s healthy and valuable for your long-term recovery and well-being. Recovery from addiction is about more than just physical recovery. It’s also about mental and emotional health and clarity. Letting go of labels plays a large part of this process.
Live Your Best Life Free of Societal Labels
Labels can be good in some cases. They can help people understand a person or a situation by providing some kind of context. However, in a lot of circumstances, labels can be stressful and hurtful. That’s very true when the labels are negative and focused on addiction and related issues.
Many people have very definite opinions about addiction and those who become addicted, and they generally aren’t very positive. People suffering from addiction find themselves routinely subjected to these opinions. Unfortunately, exposure to such negative opinions tends to push some individuals even deeper into their addiction.
Freeing yourself from negative labels is one of the best ways to move toward a full recovery. No matter your age or the issues you’ve faced in life, there are ways for you to overcome the struggles you have and the worries you face. We want to be a part of that healing.
It’s easy to say you don’t care what others think. However, deep down, most people care to some extent about how other people see them. Let’s face it: stigma and labels can affect your mental health, making it hard to focus on addiction treatment.
When people suffering from addiction believe that many people see them negatively, staying positive about their life and their long-term prospects become far more difficult. If that’s where you find yourself, you don’t have to stay there. Help is available to change the situation entirely. When you work with us at Crestview Recovery, we can help you find the strength and skills to let go of harmful labels.
Overcoming Labels In Recovery Can Promote Health and Growth
Overcoming labels is an excellent way to grow as a person and improve health and well-being in recovery. There are many options to avoid labels and many ways to get the support and guidance to do so. Consequently, it’s easier than you’d expect to let go of other people’s thoughts about you.
Over time, you can also learn to let go of the labels you’ve placed on yourself. As a result, those labels no longer have any hold over your thoughts and feelings.
Talking to someone who has compassion and can teach you the right skills and tools can make all the difference for your recovery. It’s important to be able to let go of labels, but even people who realize that may not be good at doing it. They need the right toolkit so they can learn what they need and use what they’ve learned. You need the same help and information, and we can provide you with it in order to give you higher and better levels of strength and success.
What Can Addiction Treatment Do?
We can help you with several effective therapies, including:
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy focuses on addressing the mental and emotional needs of an individual. It involves working one-on-one with a trained therapist or counselor in a safe, confidential environment. During these sessions, individuals discuss their thoughts, feelings, and experiences in order to gain insight into their current issues and develop healthier ways of managing them.
Trauma Therapy
Trauma therapy helps individuals who have experienced traumatic events, such as abuse or natural disasters. This form of therapy is based on the idea that traumatic experiences can lead to significant mental and emotional distress that can be difficult to address without professional guidance.
Extended Care
Extended care involves extended, sustained sessions with a therapist or counselor to address more complex issues and deeper underlying causes for one’s struggles with addiction.
Dual Diagnosis Therapy
Dual diagnosis therapy addresses both mental health and substance use issues at the same time. This approach emphasizes comprehensive care by creating a customized treatment plan that takes into account an individual’s unique circumstances and needs.
Crestview Recovery Wants to Help You Succeed
By reaching out to us, you don’t have to allow an addiction (and the labels that can come with it) to control any part of your life any longer. By attending a quality drug rehab, you can get past your addiction and the labels that have come with it.
Whether you’ve put labels on yourself or society has done it for you, it’s time to break the association with those labels, let them go, and focus on your healing and wholeness. Working with the right people can help you do that faster and more easily, so you can feel secure about what you’re going to do in the future. Then you can set goals, make plans, and dream dreams that you can get started on, free of labels and the ways they’ve made you feel in the past.
Now is the time to do away with destructive labels and concentrate on achieving the successful recovery you’re looking for. Contact us today at 866.262.0531, and let us help you get started down the recovery path.
Since 2016, Dr. Merle Williamson, a graduate of Oregon Health Sciences University, has been the Medical Director at Crestview Recovery, bringing a rich background in addiction medicine from his time at Hazelden Treatment Center. He oversees outpatient drug and alcohol treatments, providing medical care, setting policies, detox protocols, and quality assurance measures. Before specializing in addiction medicine, he spent 25 years in anesthesiology, serving as Chair of Hospital Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and Chief of Anesthesia at Kaiser Permanente. This experience gives him a unique perspective on treating prescription drug addiction.
