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How the Holidays Trigger Relapses

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The Link Between the Holiday Season and Relapses

While the holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year for many, those struggling with substance abuse and addiction may have a different experience. The experts at Tranquil Shores outline several ways that the holidays can cause you to stray from your path of sobriety.

Increased Stress Levels

Between preparing for company, planning holiday activities, and buying gifts — the holidays can prove to be an overwhelming time of year. When your body experiences elevated stress levels, there is a greater risk of experiencing distressing emotions like anxiety and depression

For those struggling with substance abuse and addiction, it can be tempting to turn to drugs and alcohol as a familiar coping mechanism.

Feeling Alone

With an emphasis on spending time with friends and family during the holiday season, this may be an especially difficult time for those who don’t have the support of their loved ones due to their issues with addiction. Unfortunately, the harmful effects of addiction on personal relationships don’t just diminish due to the time of year. This feeling of loneliness can lead to feelings of depression, leaving drug or alcohol abuse as a familiar coping mechanism to numb these feelings.

Holiday Parties

The holiday season means an abundance of dinner parties and festive celebrations, which may include alcohol and drugs being present. Although someone may be in recovery and committed to their sobriety, these temptations may prove to be too much to handle. This overconfidence in sobriety may lead to using your substance of choice as taking part in festivities, resulting in a downward spiral.

Seeking Help at Tranquil Shores

Whether you’re recovering from alcohol or drug addiction, Tranquil Shores can help you every step of the way toward wellness and recovery. Our experienced clinical team of addiction experts is dedicated to providing unique and personalized therapy to those looking for help with substance use disorders in Florida.

Please call us at (727) 391-7001 or get in touch with us online to take the first step on the road to recovery today.

Reviewed By

Chad Johnson

Chad Johnson is the founder and CEO of Tranquil Shores, a leading dual diagnosis treatment facility that was founded in 2009. Through Chad’s own personal experience he developed what he believed to be a successful model to treat individual’s with co-occurring disorders. Although there are many ways to address addiction, Chad believes that creating an individualized approach can lay the foundation for long term success in recovery. Chad understands the true consequences of addiction. Chad spent most his early adulthood in Dallas, Texas working for a successful Wall Street investment firm. With hard work came a high level of success. After a thirteen year career in finance, all of that changed. Chad’s addiction progressed to the point where he lost his job, family, and friends. He eventually found himself homeless and living in his car.

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