Feeling Overwhelmed? Find Ways to Relax and Keep Motivated

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed while in recovery. When you are overcoming addiction, it’s important to take it easy and make a conscious decision to manage your stress, and there are many things that you can do.

Just Relax

Relaxing is often easier said than done, but when you are in recovery, there are DVDs that can be used to help you with all of the steps. They can show you more about how to relax.

Learn to say “no” to the things that are going to add stress to your life. People may be asking you to help in different areas. If it is beyond what you can handle, apologize and say that you are not able to. It comes down to being able to maintain your mental health. When you are overcoming addiction, you don’t need any reason to stray from your path, and stress can often cause this to happen.

There are various things that you can do to help you relax:

• Try breathing techniques
• Go to a yoga class
• Head to the gym
• Listen to some music
• Read a book

Everyone has different relaxation techniques that help them. Find what works for you and stick to it. At the first sign of stress, go find your happy place.

Use Affirmations

It is important to speak affirmations that will help to calm you down. Be positive in your thoughts and recite them as often as possible. You may even want to write some of the affirmations down. A good one to turn to when you’re feeling down is, “Everything is going to work out in the end.” Write it down and hang it somewhere that you will see it several times a day as a constant reminder.

On the road to recovery, it can be advantageous to have daily meditation books that allow you to take a few minutes each day and meditate a little bit. At My 12 Step Store, you can find various books that can be used to help you let go of some of the anger and accept that things can and will get better for you. Overwhelming feelings can threaten to bury you. The best thing to do is take a deep breath and relax. Overcoming addiction is not easy, but when you can eliminate some of the stress from your life, it can be easier to deal with and take in stride.