It seemed like I had barely digested my Thanksgiving dinner when plans for the "real" holidays were being made. As I excused myself from the table, I felt like a complete loser.My family doesn't just enjoy a few cocktails. Drinking on holidays is like a religion to them, much like football is to ...
Life in Recovery Page 11 of 13
Dec
22
2017
Sobriety is an adventure. It involves facing new challenges, doing our best to meet them and learning more about ourselves and our recoveries in the process. We don’t begin sobriety with all the answers. In fact, we usually begin with no answers! “Alcohol” was our response to everything for so lo...
Dec
06
2017
"It's all in your head, you know." I wish I had a dollar for every time I have heard that in the last 20 years. And then there are the well-meaning medical professionals who try to cushion the blow a bit by saying "Well, there is a psychological component..."Well, yeah, technically speaking. Rega...
Nov
30
2017
Living with a substance use disorder can feel a lot like you're not in control. You can try to quit, but with cravings and withdrawal symptoms, most of us eventually slip and relapse without treatment. Even after you've gone through withdrawal, you still experience cravings and you still want the...
Oct
18
2017
When I tell people I meet that I am grateful to be an addict, they look at me like I have three heads. And I get that. If someone told me that during my early sobriety, I would have thought they were nuts.When I first realized that I was addicted to heroin, I was devastated. I was only 29 years o...
Oct
04
2017
Most people have heard of tough love. While it originated in the medical and addiction treatment communities, tough love has become synonymous for any instance where persons with authority are strict and use either punishment or ostracization to enforce something. In the addiction and rehabilitat...
Aug
22
2017
Summer is fun. There is so much to do. Everyone is outdoors. Work seems more relaxed. People are in good moods. There are activities and get-togethers almost every weekend. Summer is a great time to enjoy and take advantage of your new sobriety. It will also come with new, seasonal challenges, bu...
Aug
08
2017
While I usually tell white lies to help others, I learned in recovery that telling a white lie actually has the potential to help myself stay sober.It sounds crazy, doesn't it? All our lives we are told lying is bad, and often times it is, but I recently discovered six benefits for telling white ...
Aug
01
2017
Most people can tell you that in order to survive, you must have food and water. However, there is a third component that is just as essential: sleep. And if you are in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction, getting adequate sleep is critical.During sleep, your body heals from any damage incurr...
Apr
18
2017
I used to dread vacations. Being away from my support system and out of my routine, I become so very vulnerable to relapse. It was so stressful, I felt like I needed another vacation to recover from my vacation. Especially since most of my traveling companions saw it as a chance to let their hair...
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Chelsea I.
I am so grateful for Anaheim Lighthouse! They helped me get my life back and they truly care about their clients. None of it would be possible if it weren't...
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I am a mother of an alcoholic in his late 20's. I've received glimpses of my son deteriorating over several years. I've had conversations with my son, warned my son of the potential repurcussions of his actions, pleaded with him to change his lifestyle, gotten angry with him...The range of the emotional roller coaster made me feel helpless. Finally all of the consequences I was trying to prevent my son from facing happened. He had gone to jail twice in a year, CPS got involved to protect my 3 year old grandson, and his rights to his son is under supervision for a limited time each week. This was devastating but also a blessing in disguise because that was my son's rock bottom. He was tired and ready for a change.
My sister recommended Anaheim Lighthouse because their friend went there for a month. Their friend is now a better husband, father, person. I went down the rabbit hole of looking up rehab facilities, reading reviews - some of them were terrifying!
Finally, I called Anaheim Lighthouse and Bryan Krause picked up my call. He was very understanding as he is also a recovering addict. Bryan was not pushy. I didn't not immediately agree to send my son there as I was still contacting other facilities, but he followed up with me to see how things were going. I finally pulled the trigger. I made arrangements for my son to be picked up. My son stayed in the facility for approximately 30 days. He went through 5 days of detox, and had only positive things to say about the staff, the food, and the support he received.
It's only been a few months since my son started his sobriety road, but he's been attending AA, has a sponsor, has a strong support system outside of his family, and is actively putting in the work to stay sober. It's been a breathe of fresh air to have conversations with my son and see him grow. One of the staff members from Lighthouse still checks in with my son periodically to see how things are going! I am grateful for Lighthouse helping my son with the new chapter in his life.
Lauren A.
I came to Lighthouse Jan 2025 a deeply broken and hopeless person who had given up on life completely. After a not so great experience at a residential...
