Drug and alcohol rehab is intensive hard work. Addiction treatment requires focus and drive. Most times it involves extended stays away from home for 30 to 90 days and even longer. During this period the majority of your effort must be directed at changing the addiction and stopping the drug and alcohol abuse. However, no one can focus on just rehab for 24 hours a day, & days a week, for several months. You will burn out. Your brain will stop listening and learning.

This is why a large number of rehab centers have a fitness component to give your mind a break. Even so there will still be times daily where you just can’t handle any more talk about addiction and treatment. I think again this is why so much time is spent around card tables at rehab. The mind needs diversity to function. Is cards the best alternative choice you have? Why not pick something else that you always wanted to learn. How about learning another language while you are in a rehab program? There are lots of great beginners programs on c.d. You could also choose a topic that you need to learn more about in your career and read 5 books on it while doing your rehab program. It’s like you have the time and you need the mental break so it can be a “free” component to your addiction treatment. Mastering or learning a new skill is also a great remedy to depression and boredom, which will just be plain healthy for you.

There is nothing wrong will socializing with the other clients at rehab. It is important. Hours of playing cards isn’t. Pick a new skill you can teach yourself, and master it for free while you are dealing with your addiction.

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