Recovery skills are introduced in substance abuse treatment as tools that, when used correctly, will help maintain sobriety. Certain recovery skills will help with rejecting temptation and may keep you from encountering triggers entirely. These include:
Trigger identification: Using substances can be a way to numb feelings and escape reality. Eliminating this distraction means you’ll need to learn how to identify what you’re feeling in a given moment and why, so you can pinpoint your real needs and meet them in a healthy manner.
Stress management: Triggers and other life stressors can pull you back from wanting to use substances. Treatment helps you discover better methods of handling life’s challenges with options like meditation, exercise, and rest.
Accountability: Substance use recovery isn’t meant to be a solo journey. You need a support system to keep you accountable and provide encouragement. When you feel triggered to use, reach out to trustworthy people and be honest about how you feel.
Boundaries: Come up with a plan to avoid relapse, as well as set boundaries that will help you evade triggers in the first place, such as staying away from certain situations, people, and places.
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