June 2019 - Sahyog Clinic

SAHYOG DETOX AND DE ADDICTION CLINIC

By admin June 29, 2019

At Sahyog detox and de addiction clinic we follow a proper routine which is a must for any rehabilitation center. Rehabilitation in Hindi means punarwas. That is to settle again or inculcate a new discipline in ones life. The wake up is at 6.45 am and the morning prayer and tea at 7.00 am. At 7.45 am there is yoga and meditation. Breakfast is served around 9.15 am and from 10 am sessions start. First is the reading session, followed by writing session. After which we have a lecture. Then lunch is served after which there is rest time. At 3.30 pm there is group discussion. There is an inventory writing session at 5 pm three days in a week. At 7 pm there is a in house AA/NA meeting, followed by dinner at 9.15 pm. Meditation again at 10.45 pm and lights out at 11 pm. Discipline is very important in an addicts or alcoholics life and in the rehabilitation center we try to inculcate that in the patients. A rehabilitation center teaches you a new way of life.

SAHYOG

By admin June 28, 2019

Sahyog Detox and De addiction Clinic is a rehabilitation center par excellence. It is the only rehabilitation center run by a doctor which follows the 12 Step program. You have recovering addicts running rehabs and doctors running detoxes but this combination of a doctor and a recovering addict is not available anywhere. The therapy available in Sahyog is group therapy and behavior therapy. Besides that individual counselling is also imparted. The therapy is excellent as our success rate speaks for itself. Addiction is a disease with very low success rate but compared to other rehabilitation centers our success rate is much higher. The food is really delicious. We have excellent cooks who have been with us since the beginning of Sahyog. The menu is simple, roti sabzi dal chawal but it is made very well and the patients can eat as much as they want, there is no restriction on amount. The breakfast varies and that is served in limited quantities. Sometimes there is bread and eggs, sometimes aloo ka parattha for breakfast. The rehab I went to used to serve limited number of rotis and many a time I had to go hungry and fill my stomach with water but at Sahyog mealtimes they keep asking you if you want more rotis. There is greenery and flowers and open lawn, in fact the yoga session is conducted in the open in mornings. All in all Sahyog is a happy place where patients can recover from the disease of alcoholism and addiction and substance abuse

REHABILITATION CENTER

By admin June 27, 2019

A rehabilitation centers offer hope to the suffering addict or alcoholic. They can help firstly by stopping the substance abuse on admission and secondly by instilling the 12 Step program in the patient. At Sahyog Detox and De addiction center we help suffering addicts and alcoholics to stop their addictions and teach them ways to stay stopped. Sahyog is run by an M.B.B.S. doctor so treatment is proper and careful. The food is excellent and the patients are not required to do menial chores. A rehabilitation center can instill discipline in ones life At Sahyog there is proper routine which includes waking up at 7, followed by yoga and meditation and the breakfast is followed by 5-6 sessions during the day. There is a reading session, writing session, a lecture, group discussion and a meeting. 3 days in a week the patients write their thoughts and feelings also.

ADDICTION

By admin June 25, 2019

Addiction is not only about using drugs and alcohol, because addiction can be of anything. The definition of addiction which I like is impulsive, compulsive behavior leading to spiritual decay. There is no mention of substance abuse at all. By spiritual we mean relationships. A person has three relationships:- firstly with himself or herself, secondly with others and that includes people at home, friends, relatives and society at large and thirdly and most importantly with the God of your understanding. Any thing which causes my relationships to weaken can be called addiction. Be it a seemingly harmless activity like going for a morning walk. If a person is used to going for a morning walk daily how do we determine if it is a healthy habit or an addiction? If it is addiction there will be some unmanageability. If for example somebody at home has a fall and needs to be taken to a hospital and the person says that let me finish my morning walk first and then I will take you to the hospital then you can deduce that it is addiction and if the person misses his morning walk then we can assume that it is a healthy habit. We cannot limit addiction to substance abuse.

ASPECTS OF ADDICTION

By admin June 22, 2019

Addiction is a multifaceted disease. It is a bio psycho and social disorder. Addiction can be of anything – drugs, alcohol, food, sex, money, gambling, anything. Every person has a void and if we try to fill that void with anything, that thing can become our addiction, because this void can only be filled by relationships:- your relationship with yourself, your relationship with others, which includes firstly your folks at home, friends and society at large and your relationship with the God of your understanding. Life is about ups and downs and these ups and downs are not in our control. Addiction at its most basic level is trying to control these uncontrollable cycles of ups and downs. The addict does not like the way he or she is feeling and decided to feel differently. If he or she is sad they want to feel good and if they are feeling good they want to feel better.This is how the addiction cycle begins by acting out. In acting out the addict engages in addictive behaviors or obsessions by which his or her mood changes. Acting out is a way to shift ones feelings or mood. By acting out through thoughts or actual behavior, the addict learns to create feelings of being relaxed, excited or even fear, self disgust, shame but the biggest illusion is of being in control.Life if stressful and acting out is a way to escape from the stresses of day to day living. Addiction and the mood change experienced by the addict is a very seductive process. We can get temporary relief from objects and events but not nurturing, i.e. our void does not get filled. All of us have to deal with issues, frustrations and memories we want to avoid and we all use objects and events to avoid facing them but in addiction we lose control and get locked into emotional evading of life. Addiction always begins at the emotional level in a person.

ALCOHOLISM

By admin June 21, 2019

Alcoholism is a misunderstood disease. Firstly, people will readily agree that is a Disease but they still blame the person for being an alcoholic. Do you blame a person for having Diabetes? People think it is a moral failing or a lack of will power. Alcoholics Anonymous has clearly stated and I also agree as a recovering Alcoholic that the alcoholic is powerless over his alcoholism. The Disease concept of Alcoholism was first propounded by Alcoholics Anonymous in 1935. The disease of alcoholism is Primary, i.e., it is not linked to any other disease but there is a genetic basis for the disease as children of alcoholics are more prone to alcoholism. Secondly, it is a progressive disease. As can be seen in the intake of quantity by the alcoholic. Thirdly, it is a fatal disease. Untreated alcoholics die a premature, painful death or end up in jails, mental asylums or institutions. The disease of alcoholism is unique in the sense that it is the only disease which denies its own existence and resists treatment. Denial is such a big part of every alcoholics psyche. Even if they agree they have an Alcohol problem they will insist that they themselves will take care of it. The denial part makes the disease of alcoholism clever, cunning, baffling and powerful. The disease of alcoholism is incurable but treatable and the best treatment is the 12 Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous. The treatment can be started in a rehabilitation center and then continued by regular meeting attendance. Meetings are the best way of maintaining sobriety, in fact there is no other way. Treatment by psychiatrist is also tried but the results are not very good. Other modalities have their own limited success rate.

Diverse Explanations on Addiction

By admin June 17, 2019

Several explanations (or “models”) have been presented to explain addiction: The moral model states that addictions are the result of human weakness, and are defects of character. Those who advance this model do not accept that there is any biological basis for addiction. They often have scant sympathy for people with serious addictions, believing either that a person with greater moral strength could have the force of will to break an addiction, or that the addict demonstrated a great moral failure in the first place by starting the addiction. The moral model is widely applied to dependency on illegal substances, perhaps purely for social or political reasons, but is no longer widely considered to have any therapeutic value. Elements of the moral model, especially a focus on individual choices, have found enduring roles in other approaches to the treatment of dependencies.

Neurobiological Basis

By admin June 17, 2019

The development of addiction is thought to involve a simultaneous process of 1) increased focus on and engagement in a particular behavior and 2) the attenuation or “shutting down” of other behaviors. For example, under certain experimental circumstances such as social deprivation and boredom, animals allowed the unlimited ability to self-administer certain psychoactive drugs will show such a strong preference that they will forgo food, sleep, and sex for continued access.

Criticism of Addiction

By admin June 17, 2019

Levi Bryant has criticized the term and concept of addiction as counterproductive in psychotherapy as it defines a patient’s identity and makes it harder to become a non-addict. “The signifier ‘addict’ doesn’t simply describe what I am, but initiates a way of relating to myself that informs how I relate to others.”

SAHYOG DETOX AND DE ADDICTION CLINIC

SAHYOG DETOX AND DE ADDICTION CLINIC

SAHYOG

REHABILITATION CENTER

ADDICTION

ASPECTS OF ADDICTION

ALCOHOLISM

Diverse Explanations on Addiction

Neurobiological Basis

Criticism of Addiction

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