Feeling Good is an Inside Job

So, you’re clean and sober and your body begins the process by detoxing. Our bodies are ultra-efficient machines when they are working at their optimum potential. However, when we’re getting high and drinking, our bodies have been working overtime to filter out all the chemicals we’ve been abusing. Our liver is tired! Our lungs, exhausted! And our brains… worn out. Our bodies have been overworked and it, too, needs to recover.

The loss of a loved one is never an easy topic, regardless of the contributing circumstances. If you have lost a loved one to a drug or alcohol-related overdose, we at the 12 Palms Recovery Center extend our deepest sympathies to you.

During this difficult period, please give yourself time to grieve. As you know, your life will be changed forever. Grief recovery is a process that can take a long time for you to heal emotionally. Please be patient with yourself and accept the various emotions that you will experience. You will likely experience many different emotions that will include sadness, anger and self-blame. It is important to remind yourself that the passing of a loved one due to an overdose is not your fault. You, as a loved one, can only provide support to another. You cannot control or change another.

When an drug addict is finally willing to admit that they are completely powerless over their addiction and need help recovering, they are left with a choice.

The choice of finding the right drug rehab facility.

All across the country, there are a number of substance abuse rehab centers that have done an admirable job in trying to lead alcoholics and addicts toward a quality life in sobriety. However, how many of them actually take the proper time to understand and listen to their clients?

Many addiction treatment centers have a census of over 100 clients seeking recovery, but may only have five or six qualified counselors and therapists on hand to help them in early recovery. Clients can at times feel like a number, as they wait their turn to have some limited one-on-one time with their counselor.