Anyone been to Valley Hope? - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

stalln4x · 10-25-2012, 09:45 PM

Someone from AA got me to tour Valley Hope once and I'm thinking I'll go there but how is it when you're actually there? I also know that when I was in a psych hospital over K2 once that one of the guys there got discharged to Valley Hope so I've heard that "brand before". Can't find where I found it, but it was only getting 3/5 on most review sites but it's the only rehab I've seen and I don't know what to look for or if I'm even in a position to be shopping around.

I feel like I'd benefit hugely from a young men's thing (I'm 22) as long as it's not me and a bunch of 15 year olds lol, but my parents are fighting me going to rehab at all, let alone me pick something out of the way. I just also know I need a physical, holistic kind of rehab I think... the last thing I need is a 30 day vacation where I just get out of shape, weak, and lazy(er).

choublak · 10-25-2012, 10:00 PM

Maybe contact them and have them put you in contact with their "alumni"?

Ragamuffin · 10-25-2012, 10:10 PM

I went to Valley Hope. They had the nicest staff I had ever met. They really try and help you out as opposed to some other facilities. They weren't as strict and I needed the strict thing, super nice place though, Idk... I liked that we could watch tv all the time lol

BadCompany · 10-26-2012, 06:35 AM

About every other month I speak at the valley hope in Atchison Kansas. Great place. Most people there are in their thirties.

stalln4x · 10-26-2012, 09:53 AM

That's the exact one I went to tour. Maybe I'll see you there if I go! I'm not sure about everyone being in their 30s... I feel like I'd benefit most from a single gender young adult program that incorporates physical fitness--the last thing I need is a 30 day vacation to get off drugs but in bad physical shape.

noquickfix41 · 10-26-2012, 10:09 AM

I went to valley hope twice..once in my twenties..and once in my thirties. I am now 41..and on day 10 of no drinking..if that tells you anything. In my opinion...based on my experience, I think a combination of AA and taking advantage of all that SR has to offer is a better option. This will keep you in the grips of reality instead of going through shellshock when you exit the safe haven of a rehab center. Rehab should be last resort..if anything..just go to detox.

***PaperDolls*** · 10-26-2012, 10:14 AM

I'm alumni of Valley Hope in Atchison, KS. It was exactly what I needed.

Don't worry about the reviews - if you're ready to get sober than any rehab will help.

stalln4x · 10-26-2012, 12:46 PM

Ok... thanks for your sobering input (pun intended), noquickfix. I don't think I need acute detox per se as my drinking hasn't been that extreme and I'm a few days clean of sleeping pills, a week clean of k2. That's really the drug that most turned me into an animal has been these designer cannibinoids.

I still feel like a rather drastic departure, long enough to help me loosen my cling on my addiction, would be what would help me most. It's internalizing "never" that's the problem and I've tried AA before, but yeah...

choublak · 10-26-2012, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by stalln4x

I still feel like a rather drastic departure, long enough to help me loosen my cling on my addiction, would be what would help me most. It's internalizing "never" that's the problem and I've tried AA before, but yeah...

Drastic departure?

***PaperDolls*** · 10-26-2012, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by choublak

Drastic departure?

I used to have dreams of changing my name and moving to the Florida Keys.

stalln4x · 10-26-2012, 01:29 PM

Choublox,

By drastic departure I just mean walking away from my life right now and just getting away from it all.***

There was a guy in one of the last AA meetings I went to in Kansas City who was moving to Panama soon. Not to put more ideas in your head, Paperdolls

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***EDIT: in an inpatient setting I mean. Not like fleeing to the Bahamas hehe.

10-25-2012, 09:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
stalln4x Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 20	Anyone been to Valley Hope? Someone from AA got me to tour Valley Hope once and I'm thinking I'll go there but how is it when you're actually there? I also know that when I was in a psych hospital over K2 once that one of the guys there got discharged to Valley Hope so I've heard that "brand before". Can't find where I found it, but it was only getting 3/5 on most review sites but it's the only rehab I've seen and I don't know what to look for or if I'm even in a position to be shopping around. I feel like I'd benefit hugely from a young men's thing (I'm 22) as long as it's not me and a bunch of 15 year olds lol, but my parents are fighting me going to rehab at all, let alone me pick something out of the way. I just also know I need a physical, holistic kind of rehab I think... the last thing I need is a 30 day vacation where I just get out of shape, weak, and lazy(er).

10-25-2012, 10:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ragamuffin Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 197	I went to Valley Hope. They had the nicest staff I had ever met. They really try and help you out as opposed to some other facilities. They weren't as strict and I needed the strict thing, super nice place though, Idk... I liked that we could watch tv all the time lol __________________ "Courage is the price life exacts for granting peace" Amelia Earhart

10-26-2012, 06:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
BadCompany Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 768	About every other month I speak at the valley hope in Atchison Kansas. Great place. Most people there are in their thirties. __________________ All quotes are from the Alcoholics Anonymous.1st Edition "Lord, take me where you want me to go, let me meet who you want me to meet, tell me what you want me to say, and keep me out of your way." - Fr. Michal Judge.

10-26-2012, 10:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
noquickfix41 Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ft Worth Posts: 41	I went to valley hope twice..once in my twenties..and once in my thirties. I am now 41..and on day 10 of no drinking..if that tells you anything. In my opinion...based on my experience, I think a combination of AA and taking advantage of all that SR has to offer is a better option. This will keep you in the grips of reality instead of going through shellshock when you exit the safe haven of a rehab center. Rehab should be last resort..if anything..just go to detox. __________________ Rejoice in hope..be patient in suffering..persevere in prayer. Romans 12:12 :

10-26-2012, 10:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
*PaperDolls* Community Greeter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Midwest Posts: 7,788 Blog Entries: 10	I'm alumni of Valley Hope in Atchison, KS. It was exactly what I needed. Don't worry about the reviews - if you're ready to get sober than any rehab will help. __________________ Advice is like snow; the softer it falls the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind. --Samuel T. Coleridg

10-25-2012, 10:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
choublak Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,647	Maybe contact them and have them put you in contact with their "alumni"?

10-26-2012, 09:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
stalln4x Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 20	That's the exact one I went to tour. Maybe I'll see you there if I go! I'm not sure about everyone being in their 30s... I feel like I'd benefit most from a single gender young adult program that incorporates physical fitness--the last thing I need is a 30 day vacation to get off drugs but in bad physical shape.

10-26-2012, 12:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
stalln4x Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 20	Ok... thanks for your sobering input (pun intended), noquickfix. I don't think I need acute detox per se as my drinking hasn't been that extreme and I'm a few days clean of sleeping pills, a week clean of k2. That's really the drug that most turned me into an animal has been these designer cannibinoids. I still feel like a rather drastic departure, long enough to help me loosen my cling on my addiction, would be what would help me most. It's internalizing "never" that's the problem and I've tried AA before, but yeah...

10-26-2012, 01:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
stalln4x Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 20	Choublox, By drastic departure I just mean walking away from my life right now and just getting away from it all.* There was a guy in one of the last AA meetings I went to in Kansas City who was moving to Panama soon. Not to put more ideas in your head, Paperdolls . *EDIT: in an inpatient setting I mean. Not like fleeing to the Bahamas hehe.

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