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December 14, 2012Loneliness can be dangerous to your recovery. Here are 6 tips to fight off isolation.
Engaging can be hard. Here's how.
Isolation can be a precursor to and result of loneliness — one of the most agonizing emotions. So, how do you fend off loneliness? Isolation can only end through connecting with others, but it can be hard, especially for those new to recovery.
Engaging with others in a meaningful way means that we have to drop the façade and allow ourselves to be known. That requires trust. It’s scary for a lot of people.
But remember, building and growing relationships is essential to a healthy, and sustained, recovery.
If relapse happens primarily as a result of disconnection, there are few things more important than a person in recovery fending off isolation and loneliness.
Here are some concrete action steps you can take to keep yourself out of or to help you get out of isolation and loneliness: