How to get sober!
If you’ve come to this article wondering “how to get sober fast?” You’re in the right place. I’m a former poly-addict with over 4 years of sobriety. My drug of choice was methamphetamine. However, I struggled with anything that altered how I felt. I currently utilize my experience and strength to help many addicts. Because I’ve worked with numerous alcoholics and addicts, I’ve witnessed what works. Not just in my personal experience, but in what I see in others.
This is not complicated…
A lot of substance abuse counselors and self-help mentors like to complicate the issue. The answer is simple, it’s almost too simple. I could write on and on complicating the solution, but addicts are already good at complicating this. Pretty much any reason we continued to use against are will was our mind working against us. We would rationalize our way to every drink or drug. I had a good day, I had a bad day, I’m broke, I have money, it didn’t matter. This has re-wired our thought process to get our way out of any situation that makes us uncomfortable. Getting sober is change, and change is uncomfortable. Because of this, thinking your way out of addiction is nearly impossible. There’s no intellect I can bestow upon you that will cause you to get sober and stay sober for a long period of time.
This is not easy…
Just because something is incredibly simple doesn’t mean it isn’t very difficult. Lifting weights at the gym is simple, but to body build is difficult. Getting sober is a lot of change, and change isn’t fun. An addict or alcoholic has to change their routine, social circle, how they interact with others, and method of dealing with emotions. Quite literally, everything changes when drugs or alcohol are removed from their lives!
So what’s the secret?
None of you came to this article wondering how to get sober. Getting sober is easy, I would chronically relapse daily. Everyday “this was the last time” so I lost count how many times I relapsed. Quitting using is easy, I did it everyday. What you’re looking for is how to get sober and stay that way.
Well the secret to that is getting to a point of being willing to do whatever it takes. This is commonly referred to as a “bottom” which is mistakenly identified as a singular event. It can be a singular event but not always. Sometimes the bottom is just recognizing your addiction as holding you back in all areas of your life. For everyone it’s different, some have to lose more than others. Your bottom is when you decide to stop digging. Your bottom is when the next thing you’re going to lose is more important to you then the drug.
Now what?
Once you’re willing to do whatever it takes, the next step is to take action. People who are at this point have plenty of resources available. People are aware of rehab, support group meetings like A.A. or N.A., therapy, sober living environments, etc. The people who actually utilize these resources are people who are willing to take action. Within these programs they will take action. Because these programs are supportive of essentially “doing the next right thing” which maybe a deliberate effort for an addict, eventually it will become second-nature. Taking action to be honest, be of service, let go of self-righteous anger will be difficult at first but once it becomes habit the addicts thought process will align with the way they behave.
What’s next?
When the thoughts become more positive the addict will get high on esteem-able actions. They won’t need drugs to deal with loneliness or depression. When they’re in self-pitty they’ll help another person, when they’re bored they will pick up a hobby, when they’re lonely they’ll call a sober friend. This will cause external benefits, they will become more successful and healthy with a sense of purpose in their newfound ability to help other addicts. They’ll never feel the need to use again. They will always have the desire to use, but it will seem like a bad idea as it’s not risking their new-found solution. Being “triggered” will immediately be dismissed as a bad idea long before it becomes an obsession.
It can take time to stop craving drugs and repair damage, but this is how to get sober fast and stay that way.
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Philip Markoff (Associate of Science) is an online influencer and thought leader on addiction education; he is known as his alias “CG Kid” who’s obtained a large audience primarily on YouTube as a vlogger and journalist. His current sobriety date from polysubstance chemical dependency is June 9th, 2013.