Transition Your Recovery With Sober Living From Harmony Junction
Beating an addiction to drugs or alcohol is a lifelong process. To give yourself the best chance of success, it’s important to continue receiving support after you complete rehab. For some, that means spending some time living in a sober home.
Below, you’ll find a more in-depth look at what to expect from sober living and answers to some of the most common questions Harmony Junction receives about this important form of treatment. Read on to learn more.
What Is Sober Living?
The best way to think about sober living is as a transitory step between rehab and the full freedom of everyday life. It helps people in recovery adjust their healing from the rigors of rehab to the independence of daily living.
If you decide that sober living is right for you, you will move into a sober living home and live there full-time for a certain number of weeks or months. You’ll share the home with other people who have completed rehab in addition to various counselors and group leaders who oversee the home.
What to Expect From Sober Living
Making the decision to move into a sober living home can be difficult – especially if you’re not exactly sure what that means. You can review the following subheadings to get a better idea of what your time in sober living could be like.
Structure
Sober living homes exist to provide structure. You won’t necessarily have your entire day planned out for you. But you will likely be responsible for completing certain chores each week and attending various meetings and therapy sessions.
Some sober living homes also have curfews, restrictions around visiting hours, and work requirements. But the specific rules you have to follow in your sober living home will depend on the one you select. The main thing to note is that you will need to follow at least some rules in order to keep your place in the home.
Individual Therapy
You will also continue working with a therapist while living in a sober home. That will likely mean meeting with the counselor that you started working with while in rehab. This ensures continuity of care to help you continue making efficient progress toward your long-term health and wellness goals.
Group Meetings / Therapy
Most sober living homes require all residents to participate in some form of group care. That could mean attending 12-step meetings with your co-residents or participating in non-12-step recovery programs. You might also be involved in group therapy, depending on the home you choose.
Group meetings help to build a sense of community in the sober living home. They allow you to benefit from the experiences of others and enjoy their support. Research has definitively shown that having this kind of support can increase your chances of achieving your long-term sobriety goals.
Holistic Healing Activities
Many sober living homes also offer the opportunity to participate in various holistic healing modalities. This can include outdoor therapy, nature walks and hikes, art therapy, and group meditation classes, just to name a few.
Holistic healing techniques like these help to align the mind, body, and spirit behind your recovery journey. They help you feel better overall, which can make it easier to remain focused on your long-term health and wellness.
Community
Finally, sober living homes provide a sense of community. You will be living with other people who know exactly what you’re going through because they’re going through the same thing themselves. This will be a daily reminder that you’re not alone and that you have a broad network of support you can lean on whenever you need to.
Who Needs Sober Living?
At the beginning of this article, we wrote that only some people decide to spend time in a sober living home once they complete rehab. That means you may or may not decide to utilize this form of substance abuse recovery. You may be asking yourself whether you should.
At Harmony Junction, our baseline recommendation is that everyone completes sober living after finishing rehab. The reason for this is that rehab is extremely structured while your daily life involves total independence. Going from the structure of rehab to the wild freedom of normal living can be jarring to your recovery process and may increase your chances of relapse.
That being said, there are other forms of aftercare that you may want to consider. For example, you can continue working with the therapist you saw in rehab and attend group meetings. That may be enough structure to keep you focused on your recovery.
The key may be how supportive your home environment is. If you live with people who will hold you accountable and provide emotional support, you may not need sober living. But if you don’t have that kind of structure already in place, sober living will likely be an important part of your healing journey.
Does Insurance Cover Sober Living?
Unfortunately, sober living homes aren’t covered by most insurance providers. But there’s always a chance and it doesn’t hurt to check. You can give Harmony Junction a call any time to see what kind of coverage your insurance offers for sober living.
You should also know that our priority is making sure you get the care you need to heal. We offer flexible payment plans to support this. So even if your insurance doesn’t cover the cost of sober living, you may still have options. Give one of our addiction specialists a call at (855) 906-4088 to learn more.
Harmony Junction Can Help
For many, sober living is an important part of the recovery journey. If you’ve been struggling with drugs or alcohol abuse, it could be an important part of your story as well.
There’s no time like the present to get started. So give us a call at (855) 906-4088. Harmony Junction offers support at every level of the substance abuse recovery process, so no matter where you’re at currently, we can help you take the next step toward your goals.
