Inpatient Mental Health Treatment | 3 Residential Treatment Myths

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What do you do when you know that you have an addiction or a mental health challenge, But every time you try to do something to get better, all the stuff of life messes you up, School jobs, your friends, sometimes the day-today gets in the way. How do you get through this inpatient or residential treatment is the answer.

It allows you to focus on recovery because your entire day is planned out and managed for you so that you can just manage. You stay on site with medical and clinical professionals who give you round the clock care, with the sole focus of you sorting through your stuff, your meals, daily activities, everything is set up to help you form new habits and patterns of thinking with other people who also are on the journey of recovery.

There are some legit myths about inpatient or residential treatment, so let's bust those. Suck. Myth one. Everybody stays forever long. People detoxing from substances might stay just a couple of days, while others could stay between 30 and 90 days. How long do you stay? Completely depends on you and your goals.

Myth two, you're just sitting around in therapy all day while a big part of treatment is one-on-one group and family therapy. There's also a lot of time to learn new, healthy coping mechanisms. Yoga, hiking journal. An important skill in treatment is actually learning how to have fun in a healthy way.

Myth three, it's only for people who have it. Really bad residential treatment isn't just for folks who self harm, who have thought about suicide. It's for anyone who needs a hard reset in order to create new patterns of thinking and habits to live a healthy life. If you're on the fence about impatient or residential treat, Here is a quick checklist that lets you know if it's time to get support.

Do you feel like you may be a danger to yourself or others? Are you overwhelmed by distressing thoughts, delusions, or even hallucinations? Have you overdosed or come close? Have you made a suicide attempt or thought about how you might commit suicide? Have you tried treatment before but it didn't stick this.

It's time to get help. Not later, Not tomorrow, today. And the people who love you will help you out. Talk to someone, anyone, because your life, it really matters. If you need a starting place, go to sandstone care.com to live chat with us or give us a call using the number below right now. And I mean, like right.

We'll get to know you and your specific situation and then connect you with the support that you need, even if it's not with us. Listen, change is possible. Sams don't care. Is here to help.

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