Addiction Treatment Activities at Gatehouse Academy
Written by Asia F
During my addiction, my life revolved around using drugs.
Now, while in sobriety at Gatehouse Academy, I am constantly busy. There are a multitude of activities. The physical activities at Gatehouse Academy include: yoga, karate and full body workout. Other activities include: group therapy, art, auto, life skills, school and Literature study.
The community is divided into groups, in which you would have group therapy with twice a week. Each group has school once a day, Monday through Friday. Literature study is a one hour activity where portions of the Big Book are read and questions are answered. Life skills classes are run by a staff member, and the block covers a large amount of subjects that relate to aspects of healthy and responsible living. There are three, one hour blocks everyday.
The weekend activities include: yoga, peer on peer and literature study. Peer on peer is a block where residents bring up struggles and residents find solutions in the Big Book. The activities help residents grow and learn in recovery.
Needless to say I rarely get bored.
Asia is currently enrolled as a resident in Gatehouse Academy’s addiction treatment program. She offers her review and testimonial by telling us about activities she has experienced in our 12-Step curriculum.
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January 11th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
thanks for the post.
It is so true that our lives can sometimes become so warped and wrapped up in the drug or alcohol world. I know when I got sober I was still working but I was pretty wrapped up in the that ‘underworld.’ I just needed to make a change and shift my priorities.
January 19th, 2010 at 6:18 am
It is very difficult to come out of any sort of addiction and the key is to find the right Substance Abuse Treatment by investing a lot of time in researching the place and its reputation. Counseling should also be provided so that there is no relapse and the patient should be kept under constant observation especially during the withdrawal period.
August 16th, 2010 at 4:16 am
when you say answers from the Big book, do you mean the bible?