Sometimes when dealing drug and alcohol addiction and life in general we can get trapped into the belief that there is only one solution.  The proplem often lies in that solution is either not attainable or would involve to many other external forces out of your control.  No matter what the main thrust of a drug and alcohol rehab program, there will be other effective ways to get sober.  A couple of the most powerful words in the english language are "What Else?" 

Often we simply don't ask this question often enough, and with enough conviction.  What else can I do about this problem?  What else do I need to learn about this problem and/or it's solution?  What else can I learn from the drug and alcohol center I am attending?  If time and money were not a concern, what else could I do to solve this?

If you trap yourself into believing their is only one solution your problem, you have sentenced yourself to a life of pain and frustration.  You have slowed down your progress and handed your power over to other people.  Refuse to believe there is only one best way to do something.  There are more than likely 10 best ways to handle any one problem. 

Black and white, all or none thinking is the error we all make too many times.  I have to quit my job, I have to move to another city, I have to get a divorce, are all examples of this.  You may choose to quit your job, and there are still solutions available to you in staying with your present one.  The moment you add the words "have to" to a solution, you will have most likely only created another problem for yourself, and not solved the old one.  Drug addiction and alcohol abuse is a complex problem.  Drug rehab centers can give you dozens of ways to move past it.  Don't get trapped by the power of one.

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