The Keys to Early Sobriety

There are a few secrets to early sobriety that are really like giant levers. You can use these levers to create a better chance of success in your recovery.

1) Networking and support - examples of this would be like networking with others at an AA meeting. We need help in order to quit drinking so if you reach out to others then your chances of staying sober will increase.

2) Structure - in early sobriety we generally lack structure in our lives, because we are coming from a place of disarray when we were still drinking heavily. If we can gain structure in our new life it can really help our chances for sobriety.

3) Treatment - it is not required to attend treatment in order to get sober but for many people this is an important part of their journey. Some would never make it at all if it were not for treatment so this can be an important option to consider.

4) Holistic growth - as you complete your first stage of early recovery then it is time to start pushing yourself to grow in new directions. This is the push for holistic growth and this is what will ultimately carry you into long term sobriety. Personal growth is the transition that is needed for you to stay sober in the long run.

So those are the keys to early sobriety and if you focus on them and leverage them to the best of your ability then you should be able to stay sober. This is easy to say but hard to do. For example, in order to really leverage all of these concepts in my life, I chose to live in a long term treatment center for a period of almost 2 years! That sounds like a big commitment but notice how it incorporated all 4 of these keys into my recovery.