Addictions after the holidays can be affected. The emergence of addictions after the holidays can be a consequence of Christmas. During this time, an increase in addictions is likely to occur due to all the external stimuli received. It is even probable that addiction is normalized and accepted during this time of year, especially if it involves alcohol or gambling addiction.
A person who has suffered from an addiction or is in the recovery process may be tempted to relapse into their addiction because they are in a festive celebratory environment and get carried away by the emotion of the moment. However, for a person who has relapsed into an addiction or has developed one, their daily life will be affected and they will not be able to return to their previous situation. For this reason, they will need help to treat their addiction disorder, whether it is due to substance use or a behavioral addiction.
Post-Christmas Addictions
As we have mentioned, Christmas can be a risk factor for relapsing into an addiction, but it can also trigger addictive behavior. Since it is a time of excess, and some of these excesses are not only well regarded but are part of Christmas tradition. This abuse can cause a person to develop a dependency that leads to an addiction.
Whether you have suffered a relapse despite having already undergone treatment, if you were in the process of recovery and rehabilitation, if you had never suffered from addiction until now but during the holidays you abused a substance or had addictive behavior. The most efficient solution is the same: seek professional help. At CC Adicciones we never tire of repeating that when an addiction disease exists, the best thing is to go to a center with professionals who are experts in addictions. You do not have to face an addiction alone; recognizing that you suffer from an addiction and that you need help will not make you weaker, but quite the opposite. It is an act of courage that will bring you closer to your ultimate goal: quitting the substance or abandoning addictive behavior.
By placing yourself in the hands of a medical team, you will receive specialized treatment for your addiction, always adapted to your case, and we will accompany you throughout the entire process, being at your disposal for whatever you need. In addition, they will provide you with tools, methods, and tactics so that you adopt good habits away from addictive behaviors, know how to face situations in which you have cravings to use again, detect relapses… Behaviors that will distance you from the world of addictions.
How to Overcome Addictions After the Holidays?
The moment of facing an addiction is especially complicated. The life of a person suffering from any addiction is affected. Their only motivation, the center of their life focuses on using or following addictive behavior. The most effective solution is to go to a detoxification center to begin treatment, always supervised by a medical team.
Detoxification and Rehabilitation Treatment
CC Adicciones offers detoxification treatments and addiction recovery, with or without substances. Throughout all the years we have been helping people with addiction problems and their families, we have merged different therapies and treatments into an exclusive one, which is what our center offers. A toxin-free treatment intended for people who need to detoxify or break the habit of harmful substances. Both in the short and medium term, and regardless of whether they are in a phase of abuse or dependence. At CC Adicciones we know that it is possible to leave addiction behind with a medical team and an appropriate method.
Two Factors That Hinder the Recovery Path
Having the support of professionals is important to be able to rehabilitate from an addiction, but also to be able to cope in the best possible way with two elements that are part of an addiction disorder: relapse and craving.
Craving
Craving is the intense desire to use a substance. If the person suffering from craving does not use, they will suffer harmful consequences on a mental and physical level. The cravings they may experience can cause them to relapse into their addiction again. The risk is always present, no matter how many years the person has been in a state of abstinence, having undergone treatment or even while in the treatment phase.
At the beginning of the abstinence phase is when the most intense desire to use again appears. Craving and withdrawal syndrome can be confused due to their similarities, but they present differences. They are different concepts. Withdrawal syndrome has a shorter duration over time, while craving can extend over a longer period. Withdrawal syndrome generally appears between one and two days after last using. It stops being experienced after approximately four weeks. While craving can arise from different causes: emotional states, impulses related to drug use, abstinence… Withdrawal syndrome is only caused by abstinence itself.
Relapse
Relapse syndrome is common in people who have suffered from an addiction. It can occur at the same time that treatment is being carried out, after it, or even years after having gone through a recovery process. Maintaining contact and periodic follow-up over time with professionals who are experts in addictions and undergoing therapy will serve to maintain control. So that in case of relapse it is easier to detect and is in an early phase and not in an advanced state of addiction.
There Is Always a Way Out
Addictions after the holidays can increase. If you need the help of professionals who are experts in addictions to detoxify, at CC Adicciones we provide you with treatment. Contact us if you want to leave an addiction behind, with or without substances, and regain control of your life.
