What can loved ones expect in the first six weeks of behavioral addiction recovery?

What can loved ones expect in the first six weeks of behavioral addiction recovery?

Family members and loved ones can expect quite a lot in the first six weeks of behavioural addiction recovery. They're probably going to see more dramatic shifts in behavior and mood during the first six weeks of someone with a behavioural addiction on a recovery process than any other time. There will be changes in the recovery of the individual over the course of time but they won't be as dramatic and in such a condensed way. During the first six weeks, depending on the severity of the addiction, how much reliance the addict had on the particular behavior, so too much generality won't be helpful, the family can expect more mood swings, maybe short tempered behaviour, maybe falling asleep earlier, difficulty maintaining concentration on tyipcal activities, to be much more pronounced during the first six weeks or so than they will find down the road. They need to be patient with the recovering individual and let their neurochemistry take it's course, be patient with them and let their coping skills evolve over the course of time.