Removed from Temptations and Triggers
Ask anyone in rehabilitation and they will all agree — it is far easier to slip into relapse than it is to stay away from the substances that they are trying to kick. With this in mind, it gives a greater appreciation that people in rehab will never be exposed to either a source of the substance, or reasons to get into substances again.
The strict security and mindfulness of the facility extends to even the personnel on the grounds. These personnel are not allowed to engage in activity that could damage or weaken the patient’s resolve to stay away from substances. Unlike the depictions in popular media, where movies and stories show caretakers or even nurses smoking or drinking alcohol within the premises, rehab personnel are strictly forbidden from engaging in such activities. In many cases they are not even allowed to wear perfume or sanitizers that smell heavily of alcohol.
Being in the inpatient rehab facility also removes the chance of exposing the patient to whatever triggers them to use substances. Much like the conditions within a clinic or a hospital where stress is kept to a minimum, rehab facilities ensure that patients do not get exposed to any possible anxiety trigger that would leave them in a state where they wish they could use substances again.
Supportive Atmosphere
While in the initial stages of rehabilitation, isolation is a necessary part of the process. This allows the patient a good amount of time for introspection and internalizing everything that goes on on their way to recovery. This is also to keep them from relatives and friends who might either take pity on them and feed their misery or fuel their habits and destroy what progress they have already achieved.
Therapists and personnel also ensure that the environment around the patient is one of caring and support, so as to help their recovery along. This support is later on enhanced to become support group sessions where they are able to interact and converse with others also in rehab. Many patients find comfort in the fact that others are also going through what they are experiencing, and also benefit from the motivations they share with each other.
This is not to say that family and friends will never be allowed to see their loved one in rehab. Family and community support through friends are also integral parts of the rehabilitation process, although the exposure and interaction is only allowed through a guided process. This is so that the recovery process of the patient is not disrupted and they continue to make headway towards a stage where they could be assessed to be capable of continuing therapy outside of the facility.
Relevant Education towards Recovery and Sobriety
There are many instances where the patient could be endangering their chances of a full recovery by doing certain things, and this could be an honest mistake on their part, and not intentional. All of these things are mitigated within the confines of the rehabilitation facility, and the patient learns what these things are so they would learn to avoid them on their own.
Many who undergo inpatient rehab admit that had they known the things they learned inside rehab earlier, they might not have descended so badly and deeply into their habit and they could have recovered much quicker. The things the patient learns inside rehab are quite essential not only to their well-being, but are also applicable once they progress to the point of