What Replaces Drugs or Alcohol After Rehab?
Life After Rehab When you go through rehab and enter back into normal life, it can be difficult to wrap your head around what your new lifestyle might be like. What was once a life consumed by negativity and constant alcohol or drug-seeking behavior is now replaced with a new, healthy lifestyle. While you have […]
How Do I Get My Family Back?
Can You Get Your Family Back After Addiction? One of the hallmarks of addiction is suffering from a broken relationship with your family. Withdrawing and isolating yourself from loved ones in order to hide your addiction is very common as your social circle changes. Being defensive about your addiction, or even remaining in denial, are […]
How Much Support You Get at Cliffside
Support is here When you enter a treatment facility, it is an extremely life-changing moment. You’re leaving behind old, bad habits and coming to terms with the misgivings that your addiction has presented you. You may feel ashamed, judged, guilty and just at a general emotional low. Looking in the mirror can be tough, and […]
How to Get Someone You Love Into Rehab
Does your loved one need rehab? Getting someone you love to go to rehab can be difficult, especially if they are in denial about their addiction. As someone on the outside, you are able to recognize that your loved one has not been themselves and that they need help. To them, they are waiting for […]
How Addiction Impacts Families
Addiction is a family disease. When a loved one has addiction, it is important that the whole family comes together and takes a hands-on approach in their recovery. However, this can be difficult for many people, given the impact that the addiction has had. Damaged Relationships Due to Addiction in the Family One of the […]
Why Trust Matters in Recovery with Treatment Providers
Why Does Trust Matter? When in a drug or alcohol treatment center, many clients feel as if all they need to do is go through the motions. This includes going through detox, doing their therapy and staying sober. However, treatment is much more than that. Immersing yourself and putting trust in your treatment providers is […]
Why is having strong support around me during treatment so important?
The Importance of Strong Support When someone enters treatment for their addiction, it can be a very lonely time. This is often the lowest point of a person’s life in which they need the most support. However, clients often have already caused damage to their families, their careers and other parts of their lives. People […]
I have Depression and I am Addicted, What Gets Treated First?
Depression and Addiction If you are suffering from addiction, you are more than likely also suffering from another trauma, as well. This can include such things as mental illness, like depression. Mental illness and addiction often work together to exacerbate the other. Do you find yourself reaching for a drink or drugs if your depression […]