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Following the Rules for Sober Living Housing

• One of the main rules that you’ ll usually have to follow is a curfew. Make sure that you know what time you need to be in every night, and whether you’ re allowed to spend the night somewhere else while you’ re living in the sober home. Remember that these rules are in place so that you won’ t be tempted to start drinking or using drugs again as a result of being around bad influences. You’ ll usually need to be home before it’ s too late at night so that you won’ t go to parties or clubs, where alcohol and drugs are often abundant. If you’ re allowed to stay overnight outside of the house or you’ re permitted to have overnight visitors, the leaders of the facility will often evaluate the situation to make sure you’ re spending time with people who truly love you and have your best interest at heart. There are even some times that spending quality time with a friend or loved one could help you on your sobriety journey. For instance, if a parent, best friend or child wants to spend the night with you while you’ re living in the sober facility, this could further motivate you to stick to your health goals.

• Counselling is often a requirement for the length of time that you’ re in sober living housing as well. You can start out going to a therapist by yourself a few times a week, so that you can go through exercises or have conversations that will help you to figure out the reason( s) behind your drug use and the reasons it may have been difficult to quit before. You may also need to have a list of goals that you need and want to accomplish before you leave the sober house, as well as goals that you want to achieve after moving out. Some sober living housing facilities also recommend that you attend counselling with your immediate and extended family, especially those who have tried to help you through your addiction and have been saddened and hurt by your actions. Healing the emotional wounds that often come with drug and alcohol abuse is a very important step for ensuring that you truly get clean and remain that way.