Comments on: How to Stay Clean after Leaving Drug Rehab http://www.spiritualriver.com/how-to-stay-clean-after-leaving-drug-rehab/ Non-traditional recovery from addiction Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:51:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Patrick http://www.spiritualriver.com/how-to-stay-clean-after-leaving-drug-rehab/comment-page-3/#comment-45308 Patrick Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:25:12 +0000 http://www.spiritualriver.com/wordpress-2.0.4/wordpress/?p=85#comment-45308 @ Jenny - If they let you back in and you are serious this time about changing then I would suck it up and go back. But if you are honestly not ready to stop using then it might be a waste of your time. It sounds like you learned something though so I would give it another try very soon. A lot of the people there will probably be gone in another 30 days so I would not worry too much about it. Good luck. @ Jenny – If they let you back in and you are serious this time about changing then I would suck it up and go back. But if you are honestly not ready to stop using then it might be a waste of your time. It sounds like you learned something though so I would give it another try very soon. A lot of the people there will probably be gone in another 30 days so I would not worry too much about it. Good luck.

]]> By: Jenny http://www.spiritualriver.com/how-to-stay-clean-after-leaving-drug-rehab/comment-page-2/#comment-45301 Jenny Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:12:51 +0000 http://www.spiritualriver.com/wordpress-2.0.4/wordpress/?p=85#comment-45301 I just got kicked out of rehab yesterday. After having 5 weeks sober a roommate had drugs sent in and I used with her. I can barely look in the mirror today- but I came to a great realization, you do not have to be dope sick or even in a bad mood to relapse, I felt great physically and mentally and I just could not say no. I could have taken or left it and I made the wrong decision. Now I am trying to get back to where I was or at least I thought I was. It is a good lesson to learn, the rehab wants me to come back after 30 days and I am really torn because how do I look at the people I basically betrayed and put in danger I just got kicked out of rehab yesterday. After having 5 weeks sober a roommate had drugs sent in and I used with her. I can barely look in the mirror today- but I came to a great realization, you do not have to be dope sick or even in a bad mood to relapse, I felt great physically and mentally and I just could not say no. I could have taken or left it and I made the wrong decision. Now I am trying to get back to where I was or at least I thought I was. It is a good lesson to learn, the rehab wants me to come back after 30 days and I am really torn because how do I look at the people I basically betrayed and put in danger

]]> By: Patrick http://www.spiritualriver.com/how-to-stay-clean-after-leaving-drug-rehab/comment-page-2/#comment-42689 Patrick Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:35:58 +0000 http://www.spiritualriver.com/wordpress-2.0.4/wordpress/?p=85#comment-42689 @ Cheekychops - might want to keep some distance for a while, feel out the situation. Take it slow. Couldn't hurt..... @ Angela - I don't think you should lay down any rules, per se, but you can set boundaries. I think there is a difference there. You are saying "this is what is acceptable to me and what I will keep living with....and this is what will make me leave." You are not in charge....but you are not a doormat, either. If you are not willing to live with him using, then tell him. But do not make idle threats. If you make a promise, always stand by it. Otherwise it is just more games, etc..... @ Cheekychops – might want to keep some distance for a while, feel out the situation. Take it slow. Couldn’t hurt…..

@ Angela – I don’t think you should lay down any rules, per se, but you can set boundaries. I think there is a difference there. You are saying “this is what is acceptable to me and what I will keep living with….and this is what will make me leave.”

You are not in charge….but you are not a doormat, either. If you are not willing to live with him using, then tell him. But do not make idle threats. If you make a promise, always stand by it. Otherwise it is just more games, etc…..

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