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Imprisoned by Addiction, Freed by Recovery

Becky R. believes in miracles. How else can she explain the change in her life from two years ago when she heard a judge say these words after her arrest for selling ecstasy to an undercover agent: “You will spend a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 45 in the Illinois Department of Corrections.”Continue Reading Imprisoned by Addiction, Freed by Recovery

Breaking the Cycle of Shame and Addiction in Young Adults

By Frank Sanchez, PhD, LMFT, Clinical Director, Promises Young Adults Program I’m not good enough. There’s something wrong with me. I’m defective. While people of all ages and backgrounds suffer from shame, young adults especially can be easily derailed by it because they don’t have enough life experience to know that things do get better and so much of their focus is on the external — what other people think and how other people may react. There is evidence that the brain is not fully developed until a person’s mid-20s and this can lead them to make decisions based on feelings rather than logic. So when shameful episodes arise, or shame is triggered, reaching for drugs and alcohol can be the simplest solution for feeling better.Continue Reading Breaking the Cycle of Shame and Addiction in Young Adults

5 Ways Shame Can Shape Your Life

By Frank Sanchez, PhD, LMFT, Clinical Director, Promises Young Adults Program We all experience shame in our lives. It’s a natural human emotion when you mess up, say something you regret, or disappoint someone, or if someone says something you find embarrassing. But for some people, shame can be debilitating, destructive and toxic. Shame can be especially pervasive in the life of someone struggling with addiction. Because shame covers over the real self like a blanket that blocks out reality, an individual may not have the awareness that it is the underlying culprit and cause of their unhappiness. Sadly, left unattended, shame keeps people from their dreams, paralyzes them from fulfilling their potential and interferes with recovery. Awareness is the first step to lifting the veil of shame.Continue Reading 5 Ways Shame Can Shape Your Life

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I am truly grateful for my stay at Promises. I've been to a few programs in the past and was shocked at the level of compassionate care I received from all levels of staff. Before entering Promises I was in a terrifying space, I saw no light for myself at the end of the tunnel. After a few weeks, I don't carry the same negative outlook on my future I had coming in. I am thankful for the commitment the treatment team made to me to put me in the best possible place to recover.

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Promises was an amazing treatment center that has changed my outlook on sobriety. I have been through many treatments before and Promises has been the only one to help recovery stick. I reccomend this 30 day inpatient program to all who even slightly think they may have an addiciton problem, because if it this place was able to help and change the mess that I was, I know it can do the same for many others.

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