Drug Rehab and Family

In addition to working through your own issues during drug rehab, there is the additional need to work through relationships with family members. Your alcoholism or drug addiction has undoubtedly been ongoing for years and your family members have learned how to interact with you in a predictable way, creating a family dynamic of instability and co-dependency. When you get sober, the dynamics change. It can be a confusing and disruptive time for you and your loved ones. This is why drug rehab and family involvement is important.

SouthCoast Recovery in Dana Point, California, offers clinical therapy as well as marriage and family therapy during initial drug and alcohol treatment. Drug rehab and family cannot be overlooked. A marriage & family therapist can help educate your family on the disease of alcoholism and drug addiction, address existing patterns and help you form new, healthier ways of interacting with one another.

While there are many factors that contribute to substance abuse, at a core level alcoholism and drug addiction operate as a defense against pain. In order to protect yourself from being hurt, you learned to bury that pain deep inside. Underneath drug and alcohol dependency is a core negative belief: I am not good enough. This belief and others that are not functional may have been instilled in you during childhood. Involving other family members holds vital information to who you are as an individual, where you came from, how your drug and alcohol abuse started and how it’s affected your family. This feedback is beneficial with a therapist present in order to bridge oppositions and work to redefine family roles. Many individuals struggling with alcoholism or drug addiction experienced a sense of abandonment or enmeshment with their parents in early childhood.

Marriage and Family counseling can help individuals work through the layers and the roles they played in their family. At SouthCoast Recovery, we encourage active family participation in an individual’s recovery. Alcoholism and drug addiction is a family disease. It’s estimated that for every person that struggles with substance abuse, another eight people are affected. If you or a loved one is struggling with drugs or alcohol, we can help. We offer 30, 60, 90 days and 6 month drug rehab and alcohol treatment in the scenic harbor town of Dana Point, California. Family members are encouraged to participate in marriage and family therapy sessions as well as join us for weekend barbecues hosted by SouthCoast Recovery. We believe that drug rehab and family make for a powerful combination in helping you or your loved one overcome alcoholism and drug addiction. For more information, please call and speak with one of our intake coordinators today!