Holiday expectations may be significantly affected during the pandemic and create a sense of loss. Staying connected to sober routines can help manage these adjustments, and those in early recovery in particular may need that added structure to help them stay balanced and lower risk of relapse. Holiday routine changes can challenge our skills of self-regulation and disrupt recovery support systems like attending meetings and treatment. Routines keep our lives predictable, safe, and regulated. Whether you are gathering in person or virtually, your holiday traditions and routines may be facing major disruption. The Disconnection Connection: Holiday Disruption, Families and Addiction Recovery Strong connections create safety and resiliency which is fundamentally needed as a part of recovery. Disrupted connections with others changes the ways we view ourselves and our world. It is intensely painful to be disconnected from the ones we love, and reconnecting in relationships has the power to transform recovery and the resiliency needed for sustained sobriety. Trauma can be the loss of connection to one’s self as well as well as the loss of critical psychological connectedness between humans. Damage to trust and connection is often at the root of traumatic events that lead to disruptions in the brain’s ability to self-regulate physiologically and emotionally. The healing power of relationships, trust, love and connection is one of the most important tools for families. Holidays during a pandemic are a new challenge that affect our ability to gather in person and feel connected. However, people in recovery benefit deeply from repairing the damage their disease of addiction has had on the people who love them. The person in recovery has their own set of goals they need to work on independent of the family. The goal for families is to think of ways their relationships with one another have been affected by addiction, validate feelings and find ways to repair disconnections as a result of compulsive substance use. Written By Dominic Nicosia on December 21, 2020įamilies can play a crucial role in the addiction recovery process.
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