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Be A Hero In Drug Rehab
2008-03-29 00:00:00 Sometimes things just get stuck. Arguments get repeated over and over. Time is wasted justifying our actions in the past. Relationships once they are damaged can take a very long time to heal. There is one thing; however that may speed up this process. It involves one person simply taking ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Drug , Hero
Learning to say No, takes Practice in Drug Rehab
2008-03-28 00:00:00 Learning to say no can be a difficult journey. In addiction and drug rehab it is a vitally important one. Drug and alcohol refusal skills are something that might want to be practiced each and every day you are in rehab. Would it not be wonderful if by the time ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Practice , Learning
Making Decisions and Monitoring in Drug Rehab
2008-03-24 00:00:00 Many of us have life in reverse. We spend far too long deciding what to do. Followed by far to little montoring after the decision. Nobody has a crystal ball. Nobody can predict the future. At the very best maybe you can be right 60% of the time, but for ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Drug , Monitoring , Decisions
Time to learn in Drug Rehab
2008-03-22 00:00:00 We always get asked about how much time is the right length of stay in a drug rehab center? How do you arrive at the right numbers of days? Is there a really accurate way to judge the severity of the addiction? Does a more severe addiction always require a ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Time , Drug , Learn
I don?t Know What Happened, I Just Relapsed!
2008-03-22 00:00:00 When things do not turn out how we would like, often we want to remove our own responsibility in the situation. When asked why something went wrong we respond in this manner. I don?t know it just happened. We are not actively saying it was not our fault. We are ...
Two Free Chapters of Make Your Last Relapse, Your Last!
2008-03-20 00:00:00 Our relapse prevention workbook, is proving very popular. The comments from clients using it have been overwhelming positive. Several have commented that is was the best single thing, that had helped their journey past addiction. If you would like to have the first two chapters Free , it is available on ... More About: Make
Love, Simple Concept, Tough to do in Addiction
2008-03-19 00:00:00 Love is something we all hope to feel and enjoy. Many times the love we feel with our immediate family and friends is simply the best part of our lives. In addiction however the strength and definition of love is pushed to the limit of human ... More About: Love , Addiction , Simple , Tough , Concept
What is Valid Input, What is not in Drug Rehab
2008-03-15 00:00:00 Learning to control stress and emotions are paramount to sobriety. One of the key skills in this journey is to learn what, are appropriate levels of concern, and what are not. The world will always judge us. Some of the input we receive will be positive, some will not. Figuring ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Drug , Input
Drug Rehab is not About Being Liked
2008-03-14 00:00:00 Everybody wants to be liked and appreciated. I think we all have a need to feel wanted. Unfortunately this need or craving does not serve anyone well who is working in the drug and alcohol rehab field. Addiction is a condition of doing exactly what somebody wants ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Drug
Thinking outside the Box about Drug Rehab!
2008-03-14 00:00:00 There are solutions to every problem. We may not like the solution, but they are there. Drug rehab will require us to come up with these solutions. We all have an idea of how we would like things to work out. We want it all. ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Thinking
Don?t Solve Problems, Ask Questions!
2008-03-13 00:00:00 We all want to help our friends and family. It is heartwrenching to watch a loved one gradually lose more and more things in their life. Their relationships, their job and career all deteriorate. It is so easy to see the solution to some one else's problem. How do you ... More About: Questions , Problems
It is always about the Fear in Drug Rehab
2008-03-13 00:00:00 Flying back last night I met a wonderful man on the airplane. He was a personal corporate coach. He has been helping people learn better communiation skills and getting them to change for over 20 years. Needlees to say we had a couple of things in common. One question I ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Fear , Drug
Losing Hours in Drug Rehab
2008-03-09 00:00:00 Last night was the time we move the clocks ahead. I think a lot of us feel a little out of sync today. Our time clock is a bit off for the next day or two. I also think there is another factor in this. We all "lost" some time last ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Drug , Hours
Drug Rehab is much more School Than it is Church
2008-03-08 00:00:00 Drug rehab is an area of life where the boundaries between religion and state are blurred for more than other areas of life. One of the core values of 12 step is the concept of God and a Higher Power. I know it is said that a Higher Power can ... More About: Church , Rehab , Drug Rehab , School , Drug
Failure is Real in Drug Rehab, Not Statistics!
2008-03-08 00:00:00 Sometimes in drug rehab we can get caught up in statistics. When dealing with percentages it makes it easy to talk about what is likely to happen. Somehow it makes it easier to discuss. Only all to often we are faced with the fact, people are not stats and numbers. ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Statistics , Failure , Real
SoberMart now Open to Help After Drug Rehab!
2008-03-06 00:00:00 We are very proud to announce the opening of our on line book store. SoberMart is now up and running. For the first few weeks we will be offering our relapse prevention plan workbook for sale. It was developed through use in a drug rehab center. It is a step ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Open , Drug
Confused in Drug Rehab, Ask Questions!
2008-03-05 00:00:00 There are many choices when it comes to drug rehab centers. We get phone calls every day with client somewhat overwhelmed and lost. There is a real fear of making the wrong decision. The cost always adds a stress. Failure after rehab may cost someone their ... More About: Rehab , Questions , Drug Rehab , Drug
Free Drug Rehab Grows Again!
2008-03-05 00:00:00 In my unscientific and informal methods of tracking the calls we receive the requests for free drug rehab just continue to grow. I have been also asking what sort of budget, could you really afford if you had to pay something. It seems most of the people who ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Free , Drug
Write it Down and Take the High Road in Drug Rehab
2008-03-03 00:00:00 There are always choices in life. Nobody is ever a label. When dealing with an addicted family member and the issue of drug rehab programs there are many steps along the way. Several people will be involved all discussing issues and concerns. Stress and worry are ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Write , High , Drug
Which is the Real Conversation in Drug Rehab?
2008-03-03 00:00:00 Text messaging is certainly all the rage with teenagers today. It is a form a communication with its own language. It also requires a level of dexterity to chat with any speed but a snail?s pace for me. I was actually doing some texting last night. ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Real , Drug , Conversation
Change the Model of Drug Rehab
2008-03-02 00:00:00 Maybe to deal with the issue of getting enough free drug rehab programs could be dealt with by a change of model, and by earlier interception of the problem. Is there a way to effectively treat addiction while the person is still in their home? Where does the ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Change , Model , Drug
All or None Thinking in Parents Considering Drug Rehab
2008-02-29 00:00:00 If you have an addicted family member, in your family, you are not responsible for their drug and alcohol use. You are not required to save them. If you choose you do not even have to help them. With that said, there are things you can do, ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Parents , Drug , Thinking
Alternative Souces of Financing For Drug Rehab
2008-02-29 00:00:00 There will likely never be enough free drug rehab to go around. This is also true for low cost and very affordable drug rehab. There are some very likely reasons for this. One is, without massive government financing, there will just not be enough places in free ... More About: Rehab , Financing , Drug Rehab , Alternative , Drug
Another Reason for Drug Rehab
2008-02-29 00:00:00 There are many causes of addiction. Stress and anxiety, are key in the development on any addiction. Self medication for negative emotions and feelings are integral to the abuse of drugs and alcohol. As our society becomes more and more disconnected, and filled with more and more ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Reason , Drug
Drugs Were Fun, In the Beginning?..
2008-02-29 00:00:00 Understanding an addicted family member can be very difficult. Often the family cannot figure out what happened. Why would they use these destructive drugs in the first place? They can tell the clients get little or no enjoyment from their present drug usage, they just have to ... More About: Drugs , In the beginning
One More Angry Frustrated Person Seeking Free Drug Rehab
2008-02-29 00:00:00 Last night I had another call from someone at the end of their rope. They were tired of drug addiction and abuse. They had called a lot of centers. No one had been able to help them. I suggested the site www.choosehelp.com. It has an ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Free , Angry , Frustrated
Real Comunication Skills in Drug Rehab
2008-02-25 00:00:00 Most of the clients, who come to a drug rehab center, have a well developed set of communication skills. They are very personable, and have the ability to be quite charming. When you talk to most of them at depth a little bit, it does become rather apparent ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Real , Drug , Skills
Think of Shades of Grey in Drug Rehab!
2008-02-25 00:00:00 Many times clients in a drug rehab center make problems tougher than they are. Actually we are all probably guilty of this. It involves how we phrase and look at both problems and their solutions. When we see problems as black and white, or all or nothing ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Grey , Drug
Think of hitting Singles in Drug Rehab
2008-02-25 00:00:00 Everybody dealing with an addiction or an addicted family member wants ?the answer?. Just tell me what to do. Unfortunately this type of thinking, when dealing with drug rehab usually does not work. It is easier to explain if I use a sports analogy. If you ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Singles , Drug
The Power of Systems to Change Behaviour in Drug Rehab
More articles from this author:2008-02-22 00:00:00 I have been talking a lot about structure as a key to relapse prevention. Sometimes the word ?structure? confuses people. Another way to think of it is in the world of business. There it is referred to as systems. It is the systems McDonald?s has which ... More About: Power , Rehab , Drug Rehab , Change , Behaviour 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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