The Secret to Sober Living

The success rates are dismal and depressing when it comes to beating addiction. Based on what we have seen from accumulated recovery data, not many who suffer from alcoholism will achieve long term sobriety and make it stick for years on end. While it certainly is possible, the odds are stacked against us. Here is how you can achieve success with sober living.

1. The zero tolerance policy

It is interesting how frequently this idea is passed over and ignored in mainstream recovery programs and group meetings. The idea is simple and straightforward: you do not give yourself permission to relapse under any circumstances, period. So then the remainder of your life is involved with maintaining some stability and achieving growth while pursuing this goal.

But what is important is that the zero tolerance idea should come first and be upheld in your mind. You must not "allow yourself to go there in any way." Practicing this can have a real impact on your overall level of happiness as well.

2. Holistic method

As your recovery continues and start to accumulate more time sober, the challenge of staying clean on a day-to-day basis starts becoming a little easier, and actually finding peace, serenity, and balance in your everyday life becomes the new priority. Reverting back to drinking is still a possiblity, and will always remain so, but now the new task at hand is to go beyond simply being sober and moving on to more purposeful living in recovery.

A holistic approach to recovery is what drives success in this area. As you stay clean and sober, life fills up with passion and purpose again, so the need for striking a balance becomes critical as our lives become busier and busier.

3. Creative life with vision and purpose

How would you like to see what really gets an alcoholic in recovery motivated for change and has the power to take their recovery to the next level? The big payoff is not in merely abstaining from chemicals but in actually finding a new life with passion and purpose in it again. This is about finding your passion and purpose in a new life while growing as a person and possibly helping other people in a meaningful way.