subject: Common Misconceptions About Life In A Recovery House [print this page] We have all seen the reality programs on television, where the alcohol- or drug-laden ex-celebrities enter a sober living house setting, in or around the Los Angeles area, to finally take aim, and make the decision to rid themselves of the demons that have plagued them for years. This type of program is meant to help the addict realize that yes, there is a road to recovery and that they just need to find the willingness get on that road and stay there.
The patients that enter the recovery house are not only put in the limelight to grab large money making ratings for the stations that run the program. This can be both good news and bad news to people out there, those who are not sure of what way to turn. On one side, they can get truly clean and sober, if it is what they choose to do. On the other hand, perhaps the non-celebrity addicts, their families, or society in general, may not take the process seriously, because of what they see when watching these television programs.
Watching someone in a sober living house getting the substance that put them in the house in the first place snuck in to them by a fellow house guest, or by an outsider such as a friend or family member, is just one of the many misconceptions that are out there when it comes to the transitional living scenario. Another common misconception is that rehab recovery houses are just 'hide outs' that are meant to help addicts avoid jail time. They are seen as places where alcoholics and addicts can lie low until they serve their supposed court sentences before they are set free and return to their old habits, having had no recovery training process whatsoever.
Old fashioned people also tend to have a misconception is that recovery houses are not helping in any way, shape or form. They believe that a sober living house actually makes the problem worse because they assume that life inside is one big party. Most people's impressions of life inside a rehab recovery house are not good ones. Nevertheless, recovery rehab houses have a great deal of documented success. Many patients enter of their own free will, hoping to gain back control of their lives. Other patients were ordered to check into the recovery house by the courts as a way of getting the treatment that they need, giving them a new lease on life rather than putting them behind bars, where there is no hope of recovery at all.
