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Monday, April 07, 2008
28 Days in Rehab
Discovery Health produced 4 part series called 28 Days in Rehab.
In this series they follow a group of individuals and their attempts at Drug Rehabilitation.
Many people don't see addiction as an illness. They don't understand the compulsion and why it tears down lives and breaks down relationships, leaving you at rock bottom.
The truth is we are all addicts to something, and just any addicts we may not even realize we have an addiction.
When you think about it, our minds are conditioned for addication. Chemical dependance is part of our survival mechanism. We all seek rewards, we are motiviated by that 'good feeling' we get when we do something. We seek out getting a 'rush' or a 'high'
Those in Drug Rehabilitation are the real winners. They have (hopefully) recognized they have a problem, and trying to find a solution. The sad truth is, often these folks don't get to rehab until they have reached rock bottom. There jobs, relationships, lives have been torn apart and they are grasping to regain some control of life, only to have an obsession, quick fix high continue to take it away.
The irony is this same drive can be used in a positive way. If we can learn our passion or drive, to direct that same addiction in a healthy way. Replace the old bad habits such as drinking, drugs, gambling, with good habits. We can literally have our cake and eat it too.
This is a 4 part video series presenented in Windows Media format and takes place at the CARE addiction recovery center in Florida .You will need windows media player to watch the series, I found it quite fascinating myself.
