Dangers of Arrogance in Recovery
Dangers of Arrogance in Recovery
~Fraser Trevor
The Dangers of Arrogance in Recovery Arrogance can be a dangerous character trait for people in recovery because: If people are arrogant, they will be less likely to admit that they need help.
Recovering from addiction can be hard to achieve with making use of available resources. By refusing to admit that they need assistance the individual is giving themselves a serious handicap in their attempt to escape addiction. Arrogant people tend to be poor learners. They already act as if they know all the answers. In order to build a successful life away from addiction, the individual needs to be constantly learning. If this does not happen they are unlikely to find success. If people are arrogant they will be far more likely to relapse. Their feelings of superiority will prevent them from admitting that their recovery is in danger. They may not even be able to admit this to themselves.
Arrogant people in recovery will often find themselves dealing with dry drunk syndrome. Their life away from addiction is not very satisfying but they just hang on in there. They are likely to view their time away from alcohol and drugs as being similar to serving a prison sentence. Such individuals will tend to be full of anger and resentment because their life in recovery is so unsatisfying. It can be hard for arrogant people to make friends in recovery. This is because their boorish attitude tends to rub other people up the wrong way.
Loneliness can be a dangerous emotion for people in recovery. It can easily lead the individual back to their addiction. In order to get the most out of life in recovery the individual needs to develop emotional sobriety. This will not occur while the individual has an arrogant attitude. Arrogant people tend to appear rude to other people. This means that such individuals will frequently find themselves in confrontational situations. Regularly bumping heads with others can cause a great deal of stress in life.