In a drug and alcohol rehab program the pace of change hopefully is quite rapid. Many times however in rehab and in life in general the pace of change is much more moderate.  This can lead to a feeling of helplessness.  The reason being if change is gradual, sometimes we don't notice it.  So while you are sincerely making an effort to produce a different result, you don't notice the reward. 

The other factor is while using a drug or alcohol memories are often distorted and confused.  It is easy to forget how difficult or bad something truly was. This leads to the point of the value of careful evaluation and re-evaluation.  If you clearly and with a structured manner evaluate your position today, and the do the same process weekly and monthly it becomes far clearer the changes that have take place.  What we can measure we can change.  The value of doing some of the basic mood and depression indexes, regularly in a drug and alcohol rehab program is clear.

Even the simple act of writing your self a letter every 2 weeks while in rehab.  When you leave the rehab center, start opening the letters every 2 weeks starting with the oldest.  This will greatly aid in the odds of staying clean.  It will remind of where you truly started and how far you have come.  You will want to stay on this path of personal growth you have chosen.  Good evaluation in drug rehab will insure you will stay out of another drug rehab.

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