Trauma and Recovery
Some of these old memories lead to repeated relapses on drugs and alcohol. EMDR can help some people work through and move on from these difficult memories.
About 60 percent of recovering addicts have experienced serious trauma in their lives. Many people in recovery from addiction have difficult memories that led to their addiction or resulted from addiction.
It is always best to develop a solid recovery program with lots of support in early recovery. When you are ready, some therapeutic issues can be tackled sooner in recovery than was once believed. Therapy can be an important recovery piece alongside the12 Step program.