Have you recently been through a divorce? Are you feeling the impact of the divorce in ways that you didn't plan for? After my divorce, my kids and I went through several months where they were angry and I felt like a complete failure. It was almost a year before I decided to begin seeing a family therapist to help us get through such a difficult transitional time for the entire family. She was so understanding, compassionate and helpful. She helped us talk through our feelings and provided us with the tools that we needed to get through the most difficult time in our lives.
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You see it happen all too frequently. Famous people check into drug rehab and recovery centers, but then after they check out, they are right back in within a few months to a year. Why is that? Should not their treatment plan have worked? There are actually several factors in play in these cases, but they may not be the same factors surrounding your own desire to kick your habit. If you think you are ready for drug rehab and recovery, here are four questions you need to seriously ask yourself before you check into a center.
1. Are You Ready to Detox Fully?
Recovery programs are a personal choice. Unless you are a minor, you are free to come and go as you choose. Since part of the program will require you to detox fully, and that process can be much more painful and uncomfortable for some, you have to ask yourself if you are ready to face any and all of the physical and emotional discomfort that comes with the detox process. Otherwise you may check out of the program and not be ready to commit to the process.
2. Are You Willing to Explore Yourself Psychologically?
There is more to drug rehab and recovery than just detox and isolation. Counseling is a big part of the process, one which some people avoid or they are not ready to partake in the counseling portion. You need to get to the root of your addiction, and there is almost always a psychological reason along with a physical reason. Some former addicts may describe the counseling part as more difficult than detox because you have to dig deep inside and face your problems out loud.
3. Are You Willing to Take Responsibility?
When you ask yourself this question, you are asking yourself if you can take responsibility for all of those who have been negatively affected by your addiction. You also have to be willing to accept responsibility for your own actions and choices, including any setbacks in the course of your treatment. (This is why outpatient support groups have "responsibility" as one of their twelve steps.)
4. Are You Committed to Doing Whatever It Takes to Be Clean and Sober?
In this case, you have to choose; to go out but not drink or use drugs. You have to choose to be with people who can help you stay clean and sober and/or avoid former party friends. It takes a lot of commitment to make these hard choices, but you will not go at it alone. You will be paired with a mentor or sponsor, someone who has been through the program and can help you through the process. As long as you are committed and willing to call your sponsor or mentor in moments when you think you might falter, you can succeed. Visit http://www.olalla.org for more information.
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