#Leadership : A Guide for Professionals -How to Know When It’s Time to Seek Help for an #Addiction …With Millions of Americans Facing Addiction, it’s Important How to Recognize the signs, Especially if you See It in a #CoWorker or are as a #WorkingProfessional .
With millions of Americans facing addiction, it’s important how to recognize the signs, especially if you see it in a coworker or are a working professional.
Addiction can sneak into your life and steal everything away from you: your job, your family, your home, and your friends. It can affect you physically and mentally, making it difficult to function in even the most basic of daily activities, and it can take away your motivation, making it hard or even impossible to reach your professional and personal goals.
Knowing when it’s time to seek help for an addiction can help you avoid all the negative pitfalls that come with it, allowing you to take control of your life. Learning about the warning signs — abusing drugs or alcohol throughout the day, losing interest in the things that once gave you joy, experiencing major changes in your sleeping and eating habits, among others — can help you get treatment before things become dire and possibly save your career at the same time.
Here are a few important tips on how to know when it’s time to seek treatment for drug or alcohol addiction.
Educate Yourself
Knowing the signs of addiction can help you come to terms with the reality of it. For most people, those signs include:
- Isolating yourself from friends and family
- Changes in your sleep schedule
- Loss of appetite
- Abusing substances alone several times a week
- Disinterest in activities or hobbies you once enjoyed
If you or see it in a coworker that is feeling or displaying any of these signs of addiction, it’s imperative that you take the necessary steps to begin treatment. The faster you do that, the better your chances will be of keeping your job and home life unaffected.
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Know Your Rights
Knowing your rights is important when you decide to seek treatment, especially where your job is concerned. Many individuals who are battling addiction take time off work in order to check into an in-patient rehabilitation facility, and your employers can’t discriminate against you if you decide to do so. Do some research to find out what your rights are — and what your employers rights are — so there won’t be any nasty surprises down the road.
Be Straightforward
There is often a sense of shame or guilt when an individual makes the decision to seek help for an addiction problem, and this can cause a rift in the family or office dynamic. Rather than allowing your addiction to create a serious issue at home or at work, be straightforward with your boss and your family members. You don’t have to give specific details, but letting them know that you’ve made the decision to get healthy will keep everyone on the same page and will help them see that you’re committed to making it work in the long term.
Garner Support
No one can get through addiction treatment on their own. It’s important to garner support from your friends and loved ones so you have a circle of people who are there for you when things get rough. If you don’t feel comfortable talking about your substance abuse with them, consider joining a support group or finding a counselor.
One of the most important things about battling an addiction is learning how to see it for what it is. Once you’ve come to terms with the issue and all that it entails, you can create a plan to figure out how best to get healthy and onto a path of recovery, for the benefit of both your professional and personal life.
FSC Career Blog | July 3, 2018 | Larry Mager