Rehab and depression help centers do they work?!


Question: theres this center for adolescents that my sister just went to it's for depressed girls that have cut before or have used drugs.. it was really sad to say goodbye, we get to visit her but the minimum time she stays there is 30 days..there were some other girls there so i hope she makes friends..does anyone know if these places really work? im scared but i just want her to get better and change.. thanks a lot <3


Answers: theres this center for adolescents that my sister just went to it's for depressed girls that have cut before or have used drugs.. it was really sad to say goodbye, we get to visit her but the minimum time she stays there is 30 days..there were some other girls there so i hope she makes friends..does anyone know if these places really work? im scared but i just want her to get better and change.. thanks a lot <3

I went to one, and honestly it helped me a lot. You go through extensive therapy sessions there and get to talk to people that understand what youre going through. Did your sister want to go, or was she forced. I kind of wanted to go. I knew i needed help and that being around people that didnt approve or didnt understand how i felt like my family were only bringing me down. Being there opened up a whole new world for me. I loved it. I wouldnt go again, but i am so glad i went the first time. This will be like a vacation from your sister. she will be able to talk to people that can help her (not saying that you or your family cant) but people that have been there, and can offer solutions or alternate ways f coping with certain issues. They worked for me, but then again everyone is different. Dont worry about your sister being there. If she really needs the help, its exactly where she needs to be. And when she gets home ask her how it went and let her tell you all about it. And if she got any suggestions (like when i went they taught me how to meditate when i was sad or angry) offer to do them with her. Good luck! to you and your sister. I hope everything works out well!

Sorry to hear that!
I believe that they do but only if you really want the help. Anyone can change if they really want to. I hope that see does.

It depends on the center, and her. Most places will help at least a little bit, and even if the people have ups and downs at least they know where to turn to and have a better understanding of what's going on for them. The people I think it messes up the most is those who don't really need to be there. At the center I went to some girls were there for getting into little fights with their parents, it didn't really help them that they were put with girls that had been doing all sorts of drugs. I'd say that there's a possibility it might be a night and day change, but it's more likely that she'll keep having ups and downs over the years. The best method of recovery that I've discovered is AA (there are other programs, probably even a cutters anonymous, but if you can't find one of those for her in the area they'd be more than accepting of her in AA). If she really has a hard time with quitting cutting this can help a lot when she graduates. In most programs they talk about AA so I'm pretty sure she'll be familiar with it. Also, it's possible that the depression could be mostly chemical, and they could find drugs which really help her. If this is the case, which I've seen in people who have serious depression, help could be really easy for her and she could end up getting past these issues really easily.

I had to go to one as an adolescent due to an eating disorder, but there were girl there dealing with those problems, too. I believe that it did help me, but a lot of it deals with the attitude of the individual. You can't help or fix someone who doesn't think they need to be helped. If she has a good, positive attitude about her treatment, and sincerely wants to get better, then this will work. Another big thing is going to be her support system while in treatment and especially when she comes home. While she is there, she will have full access to counselors, specialists, and other people going through what she is. When she comes home, it will be up to you as her family to keep her from relapsing. Visit her all the time, research and educate yourself about her specific disorder, and make sure that you attend all the family sessions that she may have in the hospital so that her doctor can tell you how you can help her. Be her friend, and don't ever judge her. Be available to her so that when she has rough days - which she absolutely will - she will feel comfortable coming to you instead of falling back on whatever got her into treatment to begin with. I wish you and your family all the luck in the world. The best thing you can do for your sister is to be supportive. Hope all works out for your family.

yes they do help but once she gets home just make sure she t akes her meds and make sure that she keeps her thearpiest appointments if she does all these things she will get better





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