Many people are still unaware of this, but in cases of addiction, the most direct path to rehabilitation involves seeking psychotherapeutic help. While initial impulses may suggest attempting it alone and self-taught, searching for advice online or gathering all possible willpower, not having professional support will make the process more difficult, lengthy, emotionally challenging, and of course, with lower chances of success.
There is no easy stage in a detoxification process, but while without help, each step in recovery is more complex than the previous one—as the difficulty lies in not regressing—with the support of professionals and the techniques and strategies implemented during these processes, the most complex stage is at the beginning and consists of asking for that help.
Whether you have known it for a long time or have recently become aware of the existence of the addiction, the first and unavoidable key step in the recovery process, the time has come to contact a detoxification center to no longer postpone the end of the addiction and start fighting for yourself. Although it may seem obvious to some, it is important to bear in mind that it is highly unlikely that an addict’s recovery process will be successful if they have not genuinely acknowledged their addiction in the first place.
The Feeling of Loneliness Is Temporary and Fleeting
Many emotions come together when deciding to seek help. Perhaps feelings of fear, helplessness, or the sensation of not being enough or capable come to mind. Even so, all those thoughts are intrusive and, in addition to being false and destructive, distance you from the truth. That is why you must fight and deny those insecurities that separate you from professional support and encourage yourself to make the first contact to ask for help.
Do not worry because there are no great expectations. You do not need to write a long letter or explain the entire situation at the first moment, nor is it necessary to have acknowledged it publicly first. Like all medical consultations, it is a private matter, which over time you will likely share because it may be helpful to you, but which you can handle as privately as you wish. At a detoxification center, those who receive that first contact will have the empathy, professionalism, seriousness, and closeness necessary to understand you with however few words you use. You do not need to know what the next step is, nor what you need. By expressing your concerns and ideas, the center’s professionals will know what to do next to help you.
A Professional Can Provide You with the Necessary Support to Overcome Addiction
The importance of seeking a professional specialized in addictions lies in the specific knowledge necessary to treat this disease correctly. Although many people think it is about vices, bad habits, a personal choice, or bad behavior, any addiction is a disorder and must be treated as such. It is very important that both patients and those in their environment keep this in mind.
Just as one does not go to a podiatrist to treat an ear problem or to a dermatologist if there is an eye condition, one cannot rely solely on a general practitioner to correctly treat an addiction since they are not a specialist.
While a psychologist, psychiatrist, or general practitioner can be an optimal first contact to whom to present the problem, the most advisable approach is to go directly to a detoxification center. It is in this type of center that various psychotherapists specialized in addictions work, including experts in each type of dependency.
Why Is It Necessary to Have Professionals for Detoxification from an Addiction?
The detoxification process is already very difficult in itself, and facing it alone and without clear guidelines can be definitively counterproductive.
There is a tendency to think that the ability to quit an addiction is somehow related to strength of spirit or willpower, and that, as we mentioned before, can cause destructive feelings in the affected person if they do not manage to overcome the addiction on their own. Unsupervised relapses can worsen the addiction, and if withdrawal syndrome is managed incorrectly, it can also have serious health consequences. Additionally, it is common for other illnesses such as depression to appear alongside the addiction, known as psychiatric comorbidity or dual pathology.
For all the reasons and motives mentioned, following a strategic and predefined process that has scientific backing and previous success cases is the fastest and safest way to abandon an addiction.
Psychotherapists follow a treatment with successive phases that give meaning to a complete recovery without which it is not possible. The stages are detoxification, dehabituation, rehabilitation, and reintegration and are carried out in a personalized manner, adapting to the affected person’s individual needs.
Seeking Help at CC Adicciones Is Investing in Your Future
CC Adicciones is a private clinic with specific experience in treating up to 11 specific addictions, currently positioned as the number one center nationwide with an 86% recovery rate.
We have the highest professional-to-patient ratio in Spain with a large team of highly qualified professionals. Our staff of therapists, psychologists, and monitors have extensive experience, and medical and healthcare personnel are operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Knowing the difficulty of the recovery process, we want to make the path as smooth as possible for you. Therefore, we place at your disposal complete, spacious, and comfortable facilities where you can undergo detoxification and dehabituation treatment comfortably in a quiet area very close to the sea, an ideal environment to break free from the vicious circle created by addiction.
Contact a professional without obligation and do so in the most comfortable way for you. Through our discreet form, our social media, or our 24-hour telephone line.
There is always a way out. So believe in yourself, and in us, because together we can achieve it.
