Talking to Friends about Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Author: admin
When you are considering going to an alcohol and drug rehab center, how much information should you tell friends about what you are going to do? At this time it may be best to stay on the side of caution and discuss as little as possible with everyone. Before you go into a drug and alcohol rehab center you may not be in the best frame of mind. Your life is most likely our of control and your judgement is very impaired. You may regret telling everyone what you are doing later.
Wait until you have been in rehab for a while and your head has cleared. Sometimes clients feel a need to tell everyone they are going to rehab to deal with the guilt of past behavior. The kind of, "forgive my past behavior because now I am going to rehab" sort of thing. After you have moved on in your life and have addiction under control you may not want everyone asking you," What is drug rehab actually like anyway?"
When you leave, if you feel the need simply say you are taking some time to work on some personal issues in your life. Leave it at that. If later in your life you want to become a spokeperson for the fight against alcohol and drugs so be it, but do not make this choice before you go. Reveal your past while your are sober and have decided it is the right thing for you to do.
Originally Syndicated via RSS from US Drug Rehab Centers