Dr Drew Rehab show
Dr Drew Rehab show
I have been watching this show and it is some good stuff. For us newcomers and aso oldtimers alike. I like what he had to say. Sometimes it is like free therapy.
It is on vh1. I dont know what time because I dvr it. Check it out.
It is on vh1. I dont know what time because I dvr it. Check it out.
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I find his therapy part of the shows very interesting. I can do without watching drama and fighting because I'm not a reality show kind of person.
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What advice would you give to people in recovery or looking to get sober?
The biggest thing to do first is to get out of yourself for 30 seconds. Think about the fact that you found a solution to your problems. Then it’s simply a matter of doing the steps and getting a sponsor. I’ve also found that helping others by going to meetings is the elixir. When you’re sober early on, you’re doing things for no reason other than that you’re scared to revert back to old ways if you don’t. The process of sobriety takes time and keeps getting better. Life does not necessarily change when you get sober. You’ll find yourself in situations but what changes is how you view them.
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Don't have much respect for Dr Drew. He is one of those doctors that just want to get rich and famous same as Dr. Phil, Dr, OZ and DOCTORS show. 3 out of the 48 celebrities on the show has die. Not Drew's fault but the show is more about Drew it self then helping the celebrities on the show. If you really need help then you wouldn't go on a show to show the world how bad your life have become with your addiction.
It's very simple; what is the motive of the show? Television is either to entertain or educate, look at the way this show is presented, what does that tell you? From the few times I've seen the show they try to hook you, before the show begins, before commercial breaks, it's drama, it's tears, it's meltdowns!
Is Dr. Drew a fraud? Is he out there egging people on, trying to start conflicts for the sake of generating drama for the screen? I don't think so, if he is he's REALLY damn good at doing it in a non obvious way, but I don't think he's doing that. He seems to have good intentions, and there probably is some good information on the show. That being said, at the end of the day I still feel that it's being marketed as entertainment, and that feels wrong. This is not entertainment, when I'm sitting there on the couch, I'm not itching my brain to learn about addiction, I'm waiting to see that lady storm out of the room that they showed before the commercial break. That's the point; I can't help but feel that it's for all the wrong reasons, this isn't Nova, it's reality TV.
Is Dr. Drew a fraud? Is he out there egging people on, trying to start conflicts for the sake of generating drama for the screen? I don't think so, if he is he's REALLY damn good at doing it in a non obvious way, but I don't think he's doing that. He seems to have good intentions, and there probably is some good information on the show. That being said, at the end of the day I still feel that it's being marketed as entertainment, and that feels wrong. This is not entertainment, when I'm sitting there on the couch, I'm not itching my brain to learn about addiction, I'm waiting to see that lady storm out of the room that they showed before the commercial break. That's the point; I can't help but feel that it's for all the wrong reasons, this isn't Nova, it's reality TV.
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