If you are on a road to recovery from addiction of substance abuse, and are soon planning to rejoin your work or look for a new job, the thought of getting your life back to normalcy seems promising. However, it may not be that easy as it sounds.
Here are some things that you need to keep in mind when you think you are fit enough to return to work after you are done with drug rehabilitation.
For A Recovering Addict Who Is Looking For a New Job
* If a recovering addict is not able to find a job, he should not feel disappointed and incorrectly assume job-related rejections as a way of the world rejecting him because of drug addiction past, negative records etc. This way he may lose his confidence and go into a relapse mode.
If you are in such a situation, do not worry; some day or the other you will get a new job if you are willing to put in sheer dedication, perseverance and commitment. Job-related problems are temporary. Having a positive mindset will surely help you walk this painful path with comfort. You should try to cover your negative points by grooming yourself well, dressing up well, using positive body language while walking or talking to people. You should be punctual when you are going for a job interview. Be yourself and forget the fact that you had any such addiction. Soon people will be talking good things about you and things will start working in your favor.
For A Recovering Addict Who Is Looking to Resume His Existing Job
* If a recovering addict is rejoining his existing job, he can face a special set of problems. He may feel or notice that his colleagues do not behave with him properly, gossip about him, look down upon him and even the chance of growing in the company may seem closed. Such fears can also lead the recovering addict to get back to his old habit.
If you are in such a situation, you should make yourself realize that you have left your habit which had affected your performance at work. Now that you have overcome your addiction, you can keep a goal of achieving progress at your work. Soon your colleagues will realize your value and behave normally with you.
Tags: Finding new job after drug rehab, Resuming work after drug rehab
January 12th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
You can have certainly these experiences after you did a drug rehab. This is life. That is why we here at Narconon help you as well with that problem.
January 24th, 2010 at 10:47 am
great information thank you
February 18th, 2010 at 1:41 am
2 years ago I had a serious addiction to oxycotin and hydrocodone, after a night of a serious binge i failed to go to work the next day and was so ashamed I cut off all communication and was there-fore terminated (respectively so). It has been a long a difficult road and I am happy to say that I am 7 months sober of everything pills and alcohol. and after this time I realized I want to apoligize to my ex-employer and possibly talk about getting my old job back. I was a CNA at a hospital and all I really want to do is help people again. would it be wrong and out of line to do this?