When I was sixteen I learned a thing or two about life. My parents had enough. 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 knew well enough to keep an eye on me and my friends My parents are also both recovering narcotic users who know the brain scrambling effects of abusing your body and mind for too many years. They wanted me to have a real chance at life.
They knew me well enough to know that a standard alcohol and drug rehab would not be enough to kill the devil I was facing. They had each been in and out of several programs with only short term results. After some research they had checked themselves into an alternative drug rehab center and since have never looked back. So when it came the soul shattering time in their lives to put their only son into a detox program, they had no hesitation about what to do. They enrolled me in a form of alternative drug rehab that focused on holistic healing. In other words, this alternative rehab 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 two decades.
For anyone who has tried a standard twelve step program and gone into relapse, I highly recommend looking into an alternative drug rehab. After reasearching on my own, I’ve discovered 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 strengthens the mind and spirit. By removing additives and empty substances from the diet, the treatment intends to move the brain to its highest levels of functioning.
The holistic approach also includes massage, meditation, and relaxation treatments, in order to cleanse the mind of all negative thought. We believe 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 drugs and alcohol.
These are just a few of the things that the holistic approach to alternative drug rehab has to offer. After completing 6 short months in the program, I saw that my life had taken an entirely new direction. I decided it was definitely for me and that I was going to train to become an alternative drug counselor and help others just like me. Holistic healing had opened my eyes to a world of peace and whole achievement. I urge anyone who may have a problem to seek help. But I want to show that there are nontraditional treatment programs out there if a twelve step program isn’t for you.
