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Burning Tree Ranch is a specialty program dedicated to the treatment of chronic addiction and mental health. Our program is long-term, progress-based, and highly intensive.
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It’s not unusual for us to treat career professionals from all walks of life at Burning Tree Ranch, but families are often surprised how common it is for us to work with doctors and nurses. What is it about the professionals that work in the healthcare industry that makes them more prone to substance abuse and chronic relapse?
Entitlement in addiction is a tricky beast. It’s not always obvious, but its impact on recovery can be devastating. We treat a lot of different kinds of mental health disorders at Burning Tree Ranch, and so I’ve watched countless individuals struggle with this mindset. Usually, they don’t even realize how it undermines their efforts to get sober. It’s a self-defeating behavior that also tends to push away others that might try to offer us help.
In recovery, honesty is about the stories we tell ourselves and the intricate dance between continued addiction or a new era of recovery, between the selfish compulsion to lie, cut corners, and evade, or the countervailing approach to living life with integrity and honesty.
One of the most telling signs of the chronic relapse struggle is returning a poor response to constructive feedback. It’s a red flag that’s often overlooked but is so important to recognize and work through if we want to achieve a lasting recovery.
The supporting evidence from national studies including the National Institute of Drug Abuse indicate that a high-quality long-term treatment program like the one at Burning Tree Ranch likely yields the most positive, lasting recovery outcomes.
Financial concerns are often an initial piece of resistance to pursuing treatment programs, while simultaneously acting as significant motivation for families to finally invest in resources that bring lasting sobriety for their loved one. Eventually, the growing costs of seeking sobriety becomes the elephant in the room.
Chronic relapse leaves a trail of damaged relationships in its wake. Sometimes it takes time – even years – for the damage to heal, and even then it may leave scars.
Unsurprisingly, emotional instability is one of the most challenging aspects accompanying a chronic addiction. How do we qualify what emotional instability is related to an addiction and which behaviors are a normal stress response?
One of the most telling signs of chronic relapse is the number of treatment programs an individual has been through. When assessing a loved one’s addiction severity, we often ask families, “How many treatment centers has your loved one attended?”
I’ve spent many years working with families in addiction, and have heard this question countless times: “Why didn’t the 12 steps work for me?” It’s a common refrain, especially from those who’ve struggled with chronic relapse and have already attended multiple rehab programs.
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