Ugh so I have been told several times now from

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#1

Ugh so I have been told several times now from several different people that they would suggest me going to rehab to get out of the environment I'm in and work towards my goals

All of these people know a different part of me like a different side of me or know different things about me but that's like at least five or more people “suggesting” I go to inpatient rehab. I don't think I have any other options

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#2

Do what is best for you and your sobriety!

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#3

Always do what is best for you-bear in mind however, that a suck minds idea of what’s best, is often times skewed.

Personally, rehab provided me physical distance from the choice, routine and habit of using.

I divided my life amongst the people in my life-so no one got the full picture. Kinda nice, however unhealthy.

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#4

Also, if multiple people are making the rehab suggestion and they only know a fraction of the issues, then there might be something there.

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#5

I have gone 4 times, when I was younger.. :smirk: I feel like it's more about helping make the choice to get out of this extremely toxic environment I'm in right now I think I finally need to save myself. And stop hoping to be saved by others. Not an easy realization to come to.

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#6

You are speaking my language, Joshua. I always am looking for that “next thing” that is going to save my life. I have to remind myself daily that this princess, saves herself. I realized the reason I was looking for a knight in shining armor, who
More often than not was just an jack@ss in tinfoil, because I didn’t want to do the soul searching and hard work to be my own hero… talk about tough pill to swallow! After your experiences with rehab when you were younger, did you remain sober for any amount of time, did you learn anything? Are you still alive?

I went to long term residential treatment for a year and relapsed after 5 years, quickly got back on track and hit 7 years. My family sees the experience as a failure -where I see it as having bought be 12 years of living, though sometimes forgotten, tools to cope, I learned what safety and security in relationships looked like and most importantly, it saved my life. Now having been active for some time, my family refuses support as I am, apparently, not a safe investment since I failed at over $100,000 worth of treatment. Sigh-be still. Be calm. The answers will come.

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#7

Hey brother Joshua!! You are not the same person you were those first 4 times. You have learned some very hard but important lessons that have led you to where you are today. I really like Lucy’s comments above. I don’t have much to add except that I often look back at things that didn’t turn out well, and then automatically dismiss trying again because of my past experiences. This is really an unhealthy way to live. Most successful people in life fail quite often before they make it. They “learn” invaluable lessons with each attempt. Keep pushing brother. Treatment is not a negative thing. Treatment is a gift, a blessing, an opportunity to make things right.

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#9

Thanks

#10

Thank you I appreciate it. You have a lot of great insight.

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#11

Rehab is a great way to jump start your sobriety if you're having trouble staying sober for any length of time. But regardless of what program that you choose, remember that nothing changes if nothing changes. In Alcoholics Anonymous, sobriety is a program of action.

Sponsor, 12 Steps, and lots of meetings.

AA works if you work it.

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#12

Hey I kno and understand the word ‘rehab’ can be scary AF, but not gonna lie. I loved rehab, seriously both times.. it can def be ALOT to deal with, but I kno those girls and that facility had my back more then anyone had in a long time!

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