How Can You Achieve a Healthier Sense of Self?

There are many definitions of “a sense of self” and “self-awareness,” but how can you achieve a healthier sense of self during the recovery process? Your sense of self can be defined along the lines of understanding who you are and what makes you that person. But what does a healthier sense of self look like, and how can you discover that sense of self during treatment and recovery?

Achieving a Healthier Sense of Self in Recovery

Connecting with yourself is a crucial part of the recovery process. When you learn to connect deeper with yourself and understand how and why your brain thinks the way it does, you tap into the unconscious and subconscious parts of yourself. Some people define these guiding patterns as part of themselves, but you may also look at them as a separate aspect of your personality.

The unconscious and subconscious parts of our minds are closer to your “ego” or the eccentric aspect of your being. As human beings, we are more than just our physical bodies. We have spiritual needs that combine with our physical presence to create an overall sense of self. Through our thoughts, emotions, experiences, and aspirations, we strengthen our sense of self. The way we communicate with others is a good way to express to others how we feel about ourselves. 

Sometimes gathering knowledge about self-presence and preservation with meditation and imagination can help you connect deeper with both your spiritual and physical senses of self. In the recovery process, you dive deeper into uncovering uncomfortable events and moments you’ve had in life that may have affected your view of yourself.

Investigating yourself is a great journey to embark on. It reconnects you to the true you who has always been there but may have been previously distracted. The path of recovering from addiction teaches you that you are valuable and should respect yourself. You have more life than you imagined. You can take the time to learn how to achieve a healthy sense of self.

How to Have a Higher Sense of Self

When you work to achieve a higher sense of self, the recovery journey gains more meaning. You learn to understand yourself and those around you on a deeper, more intimate, and more spiritual level. Those that accept the fact that everyone is different become more self-aware and learn to tap into their inner sense of self. Once you achieve this level of redirection, you can take the next steps to develop a healthier sense of self.

A healthier sense of self can give you the ability to distinguish the differences of who you are, what you are, where you want to go, and how you want to live your life. An individual with a strong sense of self understands the connections between the spiritual, emotional, and physical elements of their thought processes or behaviors. They can alter their attributes to regain more control and encourage the healthier sides of their life. 

However, many people struggling with substance use do not understand or have difficulties with the decision-making process and the sense of self required to redefine their life. Therefore, embedding and processing healthier habits and mindsets while receiving various modalities of treatment for addiction can open up the mind’s thinking process to enact change and come to understand what a healthier sense of self looks like.

When you look beyond the current challenges and obstacles that you have with substance use, you can work towards a healthier sense of self that reduces the difficulties of challenging decisions. Different modalities of treatment teach this type of experience and help you gain this type of understanding. Modalities such as CBT, DBT, experimental therapy, art therapy, and more used in treatment for addiction help you plan the path toward recovering your self-esteem and reconnecting you to a healthier sense of self.

Addiction recovery gives you a direction in life that influences your sense of self. You can learn to achieve a healthier sense of self with someone who teaches you how to identify the patterns of your thoughts and behaviors and how to investigate your personal beliefs.

The Right Guidance

With the right guidance and self-boosting coping mechanisms, you can process a healthier sense of self and deliver more meaning and confidence into your life. You can open up new possibilities and opportunities while achieving a healthier sense of self. There are various ways to reach this goal, including learning to love yourself, avoiding insecurity, working toward a positive self-image, addressing the negative habits in your life, and maintaining your recovery goals.

NorthStar Transitions understands that the people that you’re around and how they influence you can make all the difference in the world.  You can achieve a healthier sense of self through treatment and recovery. You are valuable and important, and with addiction recovery, you can learn to let go of perceptions that other people may have had of you and those that you hold against yourself. Through mindfulness, meditation, relaxation, and active coping mechanisms, you have the freedom to live a healthier life and find a healthier sense of self. For more information, talk with a therapist or counselor to guide you through an exploration of the self. Don’t be afraid to be who you are and surround yourself with people that care and want to be here for you. NorthStar Transitions is here to help you achieve a healthier sense of self and redirect you to a healthier path. For more information, call us at (303) 558-6400.

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