Does having fun in recovery seem impossible? Well put simply, it is not. Rehab can be fun.
Getting clean may not be fun all the time, but when you choose a treatment center that gives you the option of different activities and events, you will be having fun in recovery!
When I decided to stop using, and I made the tough decision to go to rehab, I thought it was going to be the worst time of my life. Instead I got to go hiking, snowboarding, skiing, tubing, kayaking, and a bunch of other outdoor activities.
Making Music
I also got to make music in the built-in recording studio. I got to take classes for college credit. I still had therapy and peer process groups, but it wasn’t all rehab stuff all the time. I made some of the best friends I’ve ever had because we got to do real-life things together and experience a life without drugs together.
I had never volunteered for anything or really helped people in a selfless way. With the staff, a lot of us got to help people in the Taos, New Mexico community. I now have a new definition of fun, and I’ve been volunteering in my hometown since leaving rehab. I feel a sense of pride and fulfillment I didn’t know before, especially while using.
Having Fun In Recovery
I was having fun in recovery. I never thought it was possible before going, but it was and I would do it again in a heartbeat. I will stay clean instead, and help other people who are trying to get clean and change their lives the way I did.
If you are ready to make changes in your life, just know that having fun in recovery is a reality, not only while you’re in rehab, but afterwards too.
I still volunteer, ski, snowboard, hike, mountain bike, and make music in my new life of recovery. I play on a sober softball team, and I am trying to start a sober bowling league. Believe me, having fun in recovery is much better than being miserable in a life of drugs and alcohol.
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Blog Post By Andrew Sidoli, Clinical Director, Shadow Mountain Recovery
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