I know that being abused as a child is part of why I struggle with addiction.  I’ve lived it.  But it’s all behind me, why talk about it?  Why look at it?  What would a luxury drug rehab do for me?

If I really tell the truth, the emotional abandonment I have felt as a child has left me with a sense of emptiness, a constant state of internal deprivation.  I know that I used because I was looking for something I lacked in my life.  Love?  Security?  How is a luxury drug rehab going to give that back to me?  And without some distraction, I can’t bear the pain within.  Drugs, alcohol…they work but never last. I need more, always more.  How is a luxury drug rehab program going to fill this void?

What you have to overcome each day is stunning.  You deserve an environment where you can receive nurturing, support, and healing that fits you and your lifestyle, not an institutional setting or 12-step approach. The finest luxury drug rehab will:

• be a place where you can feel safe and accepted enough to take chances, to find out that you can confront your childhood trauma and pain.
• provide counseling that reveals your strengths and capacity to live without abusing substances.
• provide the most upscale accommodations and comforts.
• serve the freshest organic food.
• replenish and strengthen you with natural healthcare, activity, massage, walks in the countryside with highly trained holistic therapists.
• provide you with the tools to see that you can be your own real and best self everywhere.
• replace struggling with drugs with your own focused goals and mission to take back out into the world.

Luxury drug rehab is a whole new perspective.  It means truly healing the very reasons for the drug abuse at the core.  Isn’t it time to feel deeply whole and well in your own skin?

This article was contributed by Deb Roberts, program administrator at The Exclusive Addiction Treatment Center.

Treatment center counselors/therapists are learning the benefits of having clients write gratitude lists regularly to keep them from spiraling into negative mindsets. It is important to retain the early feelings of hopefulness and optimism that inspire clients to do the work that is required for ongoing recovery.

There can be more to it than that. In early recovery, one challenge for persons who are new to the process is difficulty identifying their emotions. They have used substances to stifle and cover up emotional responses for so long that they are not aware of what they feel. Finding ways to identify and process emotions is one of the tools they will be asked to use repeatedly in ongoing recovery. This is a daunting task when they are not yet sure that they want to feel them. The two most common emotions that can be named are fear and anger. Frequently, they are confused and the two are quite often simultaneous or causal to each other.

Asking anyone with feelings of fear and/or anger to express gratitude is a huge leap for these persons. A good way to bridge that experience is to invite them into a place where they can express thanks to their anger or their fear for simply existing. This is a good starting point. The conversation can begin where the client expresses their disdain for a gratitude exercise. From there it moves into them expressing the emotion(s) they feel. Using the emotion, the counselor/therapist invites them to thank their anger/hurt/pain/fear for what it is telling them and breathing into the emotion. As they release the breath, they release the emotion, but only after they have listened to what it has to teach them. They can express gratitude for the lesson as well as the emotion.

If the recovery client is willing to share this, encourage them to do so. If not, invite them to write it down. In this way, they can befriend their emotions and learn from them. Many will go so far as to develop a practice of becoming authentically grateful for the emotions they are experiencing and the process of learning to name and share them. This gives them an opportunity to begin the kind of healing that will lead them into recovery with the ability to safely feel, express, and then dismiss emotions. They begin to develop a life skill which allows participation in full emotional relationships with themselves, their peers, and with family and friends.

While clients may fear the emotions that have accumulated over the period of their substance use/abuse, this will give them a processing mechanism that they can easily practice anywhere. As they learn to use it often, they will become comfortable with the idea of thanking their emotions for what they can discover about themselves. This is of benefit in ongoing recovery. They will be more aware, more present to their feelings, and better equipped to handle the situations and feelings that come up without relapsing into the substances once again. Learning to cope with emotions is difficult for most people. Learning to thank them for their presence and teachings is a true gift.

Kelly McClanahan has an MSW in clinical social work, with a specialization in substance abuse treatment. She is currently working on her certification as an addictions’ counselor.

Those high up on the corporate ladder can be just as likely to suffer from a drug addiction as any other person, and in some cases are more susceptible to such issues. This is due to the wealth that a person has along with the stress that goes along with a high powered job.

For those in such a position, an executive treatment plan may be used. Specialized executive treatment plans can work to help ensure that a person will be treated with as much respect and confidentiality as possible and that the treatment takes place in an environment in which the executive can thrive.

Impact can be severe

Everyone with an addiction affects their own lives and the lives of those around them. Executives running large organizations not only have farther to fall due to their addictions, but trials and tribulations that result from their addiction often have much longer repercussions. As they lead large teams of people whose livelihood is dependent on the executive, any negative consequences can have severe ripple effects. For this reason it is important that executives with addiction issues get treated through appropriate plans.

Support from specialists

The case workers and counselors associated with executive treatment plans specialize in helping those involved cope with the very stresses that may have helped to influence their addiction in the first place. Typically the plans revolve both around solving the addiction and helping the patient to recover but also helping the executive better utilize tools and techniques for dealing with the pressure associated with their positions. Whether it be through meditation, sports, dialogue or a number of tools, those going through executive treatment plans will exit in a much better place.

An effective drug rehab program is available even for difficult addictions and a specific type of treatment program is available depending on your needs.  Several treatment options are available to anyone who wants to recover from a crippling problem with  substance abuse and here are some considerations in selecting a treatment center:

Treatment Programs for Varying Clients

A drug rehab center is for anyone. The truth is that people of all demographics can fall victim to substance abuse. You don’t have to be rich or poor, famous or have come from a dysfunctional family to get involved in drugs.  With recent publicity like Celebrity Drug Rehab and Intervention, addiction and help for it is becoming more accepted.  Drug rehab programs sometime treat specific groups ranging from executives, gay and lesbian clients, and older adults.  There are even groups for teens that are addicted to drugs

Types of Treatment Programs

There are also a number of special focuses that are involved in drug rehab programs. These include focuses that relate to traditional 12-Step recovery, faith-based support, dual diagnosis specialties and even treatment that relates transition from jail for charges related to drug abuse. Options for treating addiction are abundant and one is sure to find a program that will meet your goals.

Programs vary by drug

Drug rehab programs sometimes specialize in treating addiction to specific drugs. Treatment programs are available for alcohol, prescription drugs, opiates, heroin, Oxycontin, marijuana and other common street drugs.  Programs can custom tailor their educational and medical procedures to deal with deal with specific effects and problems. For instance, methamphetamine addiction may require longer care and more focus on healing the damage to cognitive function than alcohol addiction.   A drug rehab program that assesses each individual and tailors a custom treatment program may be more successful than a one-size-fits-all approach.

Many drug rehabs augment the recovery program by helping the body repair itself naturally through holistic therapies. A healthy diet is probably the most important. We were often not kind to our bodies while drinking and using so there is much physical repair needed early in the recovery process. Eating a balanced diet, perhaps for the first time in years, goes far towards the body healing itself. Some drug rehabs also offer additional approaches:

Vitamin Support

A balanced diet program at drug rehabs can include vitamin support. New research shows that amino acids, vitamin compounds and herbal supplements can improve the bodies natural ability to heal and repair. Some compounds lessen the effects of withdrawal symptoms and the bodies physical craving for drugs and alcohol.

Exercise

Some drug rehabs include regular exercise as part of the program. Moderate exercise helps with depression, withdrawal effects, digestion and general health.

Acupuncture

You may even find some acupuncture services in holistic drug rehabs. Acupuncture is an alternative medical remedy that inserts needles in the body and manipulation of them to assist with digestion, pain, circulation and hundreds of the ailments. The science is based on thousands of years of Chinese research and some claim that it is extremely beneficial to their recovery. Acupuncture can be used alongside a healthy diet, herbal supplements and exercise to help ease the effects of drug abuse.
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