When I was seventeen I learned a thing or two about life. My parents had staged an intervention. I was confronted head on by family, about my addiction to booze and meth. I foolishly thought I was hiding it well. But that mistake comes with being young, dumb, and addicted to drugs. Fortunately I had parents who cared enough to pay attention to my life and who I was hanging around. My parents are also both recovering alcoholics who know the deadly consequences of abusing your body and mind for too many years. They did not want the same life for me.
They knew me well enough to know that a standard alcohol and drug rehab would not be enough to solve the issues I was facing. They had each been in and out of several programs with only limited results. After some research they had checked themselves into a rehab center that focused on alternative methods of treatment and have since never looked back. So when it came the unfortunate time in their lives to put their only son into rehab, they had no hesitation about what to do. They enrolled me in a form of nontraditional treatment that focused on holistic healing. In other words, this alternative style of treatment focused on me as a whole, as one with the earth and the universe. Sounds like silly hippy stuff right? Well it worked. And it’s been working for over twenty years.
For anyone who has tried a standard treatment program and swayed back to their old habits, I highly recommend doing some research on an alternative treatment center. After looking into a few of my own, I’ve uncovered many that may be right for all walks of life. There are centers strictly for men, women, gay/lesbian/bi/tran, faith-based, and holistic. And since I’ve followed the holistic style of alternative drug rehab, please allow me to tell you a little about it and the outcome of it for me.
First of all they focus on your dietary intake. They believe that improving the things you take into the body, the more it heals and makes stronger the mind and spirit. By removing additives and empty substances from the diet, the alternative drug rehab intends to move the brain to its highest levels of functioning.
Massage, meditation, and relaxation treatments are also lovely factors in the holistic approach to treating negative thoughts ofclients. We understand that learning to control negative thinking and negative influences, will create a positive and substance free path to follow. Tai Chi and Yoga also play a large role in healing the strength of mind and body in order for it to take care of itself and shut out any dependence on toxins.
These are just a few of the things that the holistic approach to alternative drug rehab has to offer. After completing six short months in the program, I saw that my life had turned a new leaf. I decided it was definitely for me and that I was going to train to become a holistic drug counselor and help others just like me. Holistic healing had changed my life and made a faithful believer out of me. I urge anyone who may have a problem to seek help. But I want to show that there are alternative drug rehab programs out there if a twelve step program isn’t for you.