Tag: get sober

7 TIPS TO GET THROUGH REHAB. YOUR CHOICES LANDED YOU IN THE HOT SEAT.

7 TIPS TO GET THROUGH REHAB. YOUR CHOICES LANDED YOU IN THE HOT SEAT.

No matter how you ended up in treatment or how resistant and resentful you are, there is great benefit once you start participating. The short time you are in residential or intensive outpatient treatment is going to be the foundation of your recovery. Follow these tips to get through rehab and make the journey to recovery easier. What you learn in treatment is going to save your life. Pay attention!UNDERSTAND HOW YOU GOT HEREYou did not end up in rehab because you had a few too many at a family...Read More
HIT ROCK BOTTOM IS A DANGEROUS MYTH. YOU ARE FOOLING YOURSELF IF YOU BELIEVE YOUR SUBSTANCE ABUSE WILL ALLOW YOU TO LIVE THAT LONG.

HIT ROCK BOTTOM IS A DANGEROUS MYTH. YOU ARE FOOLING YOURSELF IF YOU BELIEVE YOUR SUBSTANCE ABUSE WILL ALLOW YOU TO LIVE THAT LONG.

Society is not kind to people addicted to alcohol or drugs. When ‘hit rock bottom’ is uttered an unflattering picture emerges. The enduring perception of an addict or alcoholic is a skid row bum. Someone on one the very edges of society. A person to be avoided and disdained. Their condition a direct result of their poor moral choices. Lack of control and inadequate motivation has landed them where they are.If you subscribe to this interpretation, you are part of the problem that prevents people from seeking help. Nothing could be...Read More