When people talk about substance abuse and a drug or alcohol dependency, they tend to say that the first step in the journey to long term recovery is admitting that you are struggling.
While this is a very good place to start, but for many people living with a drug or alcohol dependency, they are too afraid to go beyond this initial point.
This can be because admitting to having a problem is all they know about the recovery process.
Society has come a long way in recent years.
We can now recognise the fact that a drug or alcohol dependency is not something that should be punished.
Instead, it’s a complex medical issue that requires specialised medical care.
But just because we have made progress as a society, it doesn’t prevent people from struggling on a personal level.
There is still a perceived prejudice against the idea of checking yourself into a drug and alcohol rehab centre.
Many people believe it should be a last resort, and that they should try and solve their problems alone before they commit to anything.
Not only is this type of thinking just plain wrong it is also incredibly dangerous as it can result in a person attempting to work through the withdrawal symptoms alone and putting their lives at risk because they don’t fully understand the complexities of the recovery process.
A drug and alcohol rehab centre should not be considered your last resort.
At OK Rehab, you can have a non-judgemental chat with one of our agents, many of whom have battled addiction themselves.
For more information and referrals to rehab in Mirfield, call our helpline on 0800 326 5559.
Instead, it should be seen as a key part of your journey to long term recovery that you cannot skip if you want to achieve long term recovery efficiently and, most importantly, safely.
As drug and alcohol rehab centres deal with a lot of issues relating to your mental health, many people make the mistake of boiling them down to the core treatments provided.
They believe they can simply work through these treatments alone and be perfectly fine.
However, it is very important that you remember that a drug or alcohol dependency is just as much a complex medical issue as any other.
It requires a lot of research to find the right match that can work for you.
You need fully trained and qualified medical professionals to help you along the way.
You need to be staying in a clean and professional medical facility where your progress can be monitored, and you can be kept safe.
You need aftercare services that ensure all the work that was just done isn’t going to waste, thanks to a lack of support once you leave the facility.
Working towards long term recovery should be treated with the same attitude you would treat any medical condition – it’s best not to try to treat it alone.
If you are struggling with a drug or alcohol dependency, the best thing you can do is realise you need the specialised help that is only available in a drug and alcohol rehab centre in the Mirfield area.
At OK Rehab, you can have a non-judgemental chat with one of our agents, many of whom have battled addiction themselves.
For more information and referrals to rehab in Mirfield, call our helpline on 0800 326 5559.
Why you can’t do it alone
It is important that you fully understand the reasons why you can not work towards long term recovery on your own.
First of all, there is the danger of the withdrawal symptoms mentioned above.
Withdrawal symptoms occur because when you first start abusing substances, your brain experiences a big rush of the feel-good chemical dopamine.
Eventually, your brain gets used to the higher dopamine levels, and you will need more drugs or alcohol in order to achieve the same rush as when you first started.
As the amount you need increases, you will begin to experience cravings for your substance of choice.
If these cravings are ignored, your brain will begin to panic, and the results are the withdrawal symptoms.
Withdrawal symptoms are incredibly uncomfortable and, under the wrong circumstances, even life-threatening.
It is for this reason that you can not achieve long term recovery alone as you are putting yourself in danger by trying.
One of the core treatments you will work through during your time at a drug and alcohol rehab centre in the Mirfield area is the detox.
The detox is the process of weaning your body off all drugs and alcohol by allowing it to naturally rid itself of all toxins.
At OK Rehab, you can have a non-judgemental chat with one of our agents, many of whom have battled addiction themselves.
For more information and referrals to rehab in Mirfield, call our helpline on 0800 326 5559.
This process takes around ten days to complete, and during this time, you will be monitored day and night.
There will be a fully qualified medical team keeping watch over you to ensure that you are safe as you will be experiencing withdrawal symptoms.
They are there to ensure that you are not experiencing any of the more dangerous withdrawal symptoms, or harming yourself or others.
They are trained to deal with withdrawal symptoms such as:
- Headache
- Muscle pain
- Muscle spasms
- Mood swings
- Chills
- Hot flashes
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Paranoia
- Irritability
- Aggression
- Light sensitivity
- Delirium
- Hallucinations
- Yuasa
- Vomiting
- Diarrhoea
- Seizures
The medical staff in a drug and alcohol rehab centre in the Mirfield area are able to deal with all of these symptoms, and should they prove too much for your body to handle, they are able to give you medication to relive the withdrawal symptoms.
In order to deal with your chemical dependency, you need to work through the detox process.
It is not a process you should ever try alone without medical advice, as it can be incredibly dangerous.
If you experience any withdrawal symptoms after going an extended period of time without any drugs or alcohol, consult a doctor as soon as possible.
At OK Rehab, you can have a non-judgemental chat with one of our agents, many of whom have battled addiction themselves.
For more information and referrals to rehab in Mirfield, call our helpline on 0800 326 5559.
Another reason you can not achieve long term recovery alone is because substance abuse is not something that just happens on its own.
More often than not, substance abuse and its eventual drug or alcohol dependency are symptoms of a more profound mental health issue that needs to be addressed.
The leading cause of substance abuse is trauma.
When a person experiences trauma, their brain chemistry is changed, and they find themselves living in a state of hypervigilance.
This basically means that their fight or flight response is very easily triggered.
It also means that their brain struggles to distinguish different levels of danger.
So, for example, if they are running ten minutes late, a person with a trauma disorder may feel as though this was just as much a threat to their job or relationship as if they were gone a week with no word.
Many people who live like this struggle to function normally and find very little help available from the NHS.
They tend to use drugs or alcohol as a way to dull their fight or flight response so that they can try and live everyday life.
Similarly, many people living with an undiagnosed mental illness will use substance abuse as a way to stabilise their moods.
However, they often find getting a diagnosis through the NHS mental health services impossible, so they try to fix themselves.
Unfortunately, there is no magic pill that will be able to improve your mental health.
At OK Rehab, you can have a non-judgemental chat with one of our agents, many of whom have battled addiction themselves.
For more information and referrals to rehab in Mirfield, call our helpline on 0800 326 5559.
It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to see results.
But you cant make any real progress without the help of a trained professional.
In a drug and alcohol rehab centre in the Mirfield area, you will be able to attend regular group therapy sessions where you will be able to gain a greater understanding of your mental health.
You will be able to learn healthier coping mechanisms to replace your substance abuse and ways to avoid triggers for your cravings.
This will give you the tools you need in order to carry on in your journey to long term recovery even after you have left the drug and alcohol rehab centre.
Let us help you
If you are ready to begin your journey to long term recovery, then it is time to find a drug and alcohol rehab centre in the Mirfield area that is right for you.
As every person is unique, no two people will have the exact same needs.
Because of this, there is a wide range of drug and alcohol rehab centres in the Mirfield area, each with unique facilities to cater for different kinds of people.
In order to find the right drug and alcohol rehab centre, you need to understand what your specific needs are.
But if this is your first attempt at achieving long term recovery, then you may not be entirely sure what exactly these needs are.
That’s where we come in.
At OK Rehab, we will help you figure out what your needs are through our free initial assessment.
We will then be able to refer you to a rehab centre with the best possible facilities to help you.
We know that this will be a stressful time for you, so we are here to make the start of your journey just a little bit easier.
So please give us a call so that you can begin the first day of your drug and alcohol-free life.
At OK Rehab, you can have a non-judgemental chat with one of our agents, many of whom have battled addiction themselves.
For more information and referrals to rehab in Mirfield, call our helpline on 0800 326 5559.
