Going through addiction can seem like a lonely process, even when you have people who are there for you. Often, addicts will isolate family and friends who tell them to stop their addiction. Some will also have fleeting friends in other addicts or in dealers. If you have decided that you want to seek out rehabilitation, you need to go into inpatient treatment to get out of your old environment and immerse yourself in drug treatment. For those who feel lonely, treatment is a good place to make friends. Here are three reasons to look for friends in treatment. 

They are at the same phase of life as you

For those who are the only addict in their family, it can be difficult to feel like you are being understood. Detoxing from drugs and going through the process of removing drugs from your life is fragile. Talking it through with loved ones is important, but it is even more important that you have those who understand where you are and where you have been. While in treatment you will be surrounded by those at the same phase as you. Making friends with them will give you someone who can understand where you are and help work through the feelings. 

You can help each other afterward

Once you leave treatment, it will be imperative that you do not go back to hang out with addicted friends or those who are around drugs. Being in your old environment or around your old friends can cause you to relapse easily. Once you are released from treatment and you go back home, keep in touch with your new friends from treatment with email, phone calls, and visits. Staving off the loneliness will make it easier for you to stay on the road to recovery and will take away the desire to go back to old habits. 

There is no judgment

Judgment is one of the reasons why many suffering from addiction do not ask for help. Dealing with judgment throughout the recovery process can feel like a weight on your shoulders. When you talk to those who are going through the same pain and the same struggle, there will be a complete lack of judgment for one another. Being able to speak about struggles, your past life, and your future plans without any judgment will make recovery simpler. Be open to listening without judgment and speak honestly in order to mentally recover from drugs along with physical recovery.  

Keep these reasons in mind when you start receiving treatment at an addiction treatment center.