An important skill to learn in drug and alcohol rehab is boundry setting with other people.  People in an addictive experience most often arrive at a rehab center with very poor boundaries.  The deterioration in boundaries is usually a gradual process.  It is also a learned process.  Most often people are introduced to theft, crime and prostitution by other more street wise or experienced users.  So much like addiction itself these poor habits are learned from others in similar circumstances. 

So if it is possible to learn poor boundaries, it is more than possible to relearn good and clear boundaries.  Part of boundaries involves pressure from those in your social circle.  Those around you can try to convince you to use again.  However they can also convince you to stay clean and change your life.  You get to choose which group you want in your life.  In a drug and alcohol rehab program you will get the opportunity to practise resetting firm boundaries in a safe situation.  This is why drug and alcohol rehab programs have rules about intimate relationships.  It is to provide a safe enviroment to reform clear and hard boundaries.

While in drug rehab you will spend time thinking about what you ultimately really want in life.  Then you will think about the skills you will require to achieve what you want.  The skills and talents required to get what you really deserve, involve boundaries.  What type of boundaries would a person who has what you desire, have?  What habits would you have to cultivate to have clear and firm boundaries?  By clearly defining what you want and practicing while in the safety of a drug and alcohol rehab program will give you a great head start on rebuilding good fences around your life.

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