Building a Supportive Community: Finding Sober Activities and Social Groups

Building a Supportive Community: Finding Sober Activities and Social Groups

The best way to build a supportive community is through working with people who share the same beliefs and experiences and who come together to provide support for each other. This would entail having people in your midst who can give you the guidance you need during bad times and celebrate with you during your achievements.

Communication is vital for your support system. Let someone know that you want to have a deeper foundation in recovery by being open about what things are making that difficult, goals which you have for your recovery.

Addiction recovery group activities are wonderful tools for achieving and maintaining successful, long-term sobriety. The five pillars are an important aspect of recovery as they help one manage their sobriety.

• Meetings: Attending meetings where people share their day-to-day difficulties, triggers and coping mechanisms. The venues for these meetings can be searched on-line depending on where one resides. At Crossroads recovery centre a client does and exit plan where they are given an opportunity to search for meetings in their neighbourhood.
• Sponsor: This is your go to person who is also in recovery and understands what you are going through. Having a network of relationships is important in that, it cohesively contributes to one’s positive well-being. Your sponsor offers you emotional, instrumental, informational and appraisal types of support which is vital for one’s sobriety.
• Service: This also speaks to staying connected to the fellowship by being of service either at meetings or social and support groups. Continuously checking in with someone showing that you care for their well-being.
• Step-Work: Continually working the 12 steps also assists as this provides one to self-reflect on a continuous basis.
• Higher Power: Handing over one’s difficulties and self will over to one’s higher power may also be done through meditation

Support systems such as therapy groups can help individuals gain greater self-awareness and a sense of community. They can also provide members with structure which is very useful when it comes to addiction recovery because substance abuse makes one feel out of control and chaotic.

Stories of Recovery

• The encouragement, love and support from the team at Crossroads allowed me to eventually see that I was worth something - that my life could be turned around and that I could accomplish the things that had long been a forgotten dream.
  Oliver VG
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• On the last day of my stint at Crossroads I could only express gratitude towards all who works there. A wise councillor once commented on my question when one is ready for rehab by explaining that when one is ready for rehab, rehab is ready for you.
  Johan B
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• I was lost and my soul was broken until I ended up at Crossroads and was introduced to the Twelve Steps. With the help of their excellent staff and amazing support I have recently been clean for 18 months, I could not have done it without them!
  Carla S
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• "Just for today I am more than three years in recovery. I have Cross Roads to thank for this wonderful gift. Cross Roads helped me to set a firm foundation in my recovery on which I can continue to build."
  Angelique J
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