Today was so much fun!
 

I had a great time today at the football game with my friend and her husband. We went to his parents place for dinner after. I had never met them before and it turns out that we are distantly related!

I talked to my mom and dad tonight. My mom said she was happy I had such a great time as I am going straight into a program when they get home.

My mood dropped instantly. My friend says I have to learn how to find joy in simple things again and not listen to my mom so much. Actually she thinks rehab is not a bad idea, as I would be able to spend some time working on myself and my relationship with my parents. But she said only do it to please yourself, don't do it if it just to make your parents happy. I am thinking about it a bit.

Your friend is right, you have to do it for YOU, your parents don't get to live your life, you do.

Glad to hear you had a good day!! :)

Thank you x

Your friend is absolutely right. Do this for you.

I agree with the others. :hug:

I'm glad you had a good day. :)

Great to hear you had a happy day!

I agree with everyone else, you have to do it for you. But maybe you want to do it for you? Just a thought.

Hey Tetra

Just my two cents but I would have a chat with a D&A specialist about rehab. Its just that you've had 8 months of sobriety which doesn't seem to fit the typical profile of a rehab patient. When I had my last meltdown, I also considered rehab. All my family and friends thought it was a great idea. Even my psychiatrist thought it was worthwhile. Then I sat down with the Specialist who ran the rehab. He recommended that I NOT do rehab as he felt it had no value. The reason being that I was not, in his professional opinion, dependent upon alcohol. Certainly, I was having these binges but I was capable of abstaining for periods of time within a normal environment. He recommended sessions with a clinical psychologist specializing in mindfulness practice and CBT.

I did that along with a swag of other tools such as AA and finally managed to stay stopped (fingers crossed).

In summary, I agree with the other posters in that you need to decide for your own benefit, secondly, to seek professional advice and finally, to ensure that all other avenues have been explored as well. I have been attending a weekly AA meeting with rehab patients for over a year and have an idea what a rehab patient profile looks like.