| A person in the process of recovery takes time to | | | | The main aim of Christian rehab centers is to turn an |
| become sober as the duration of treatment can range | | | | alcoholic person into a sober person by making him |
| from weeks to months depending on the level of | | | | develop a renewed bond with God. He develops a |
| addiction. There are a number of things taking place in | | | | new understanding that God wants His children to be |
| alcohol addict's life. During the treatment, it needs to be | | | | happy and thus he provides constant support to help |
| understood that addicts take respite in alcohol because | | | | his children become sober and get close to him. The |
| of some innate insecurity that is haunting them and | | | | feelings of guilt, shame and sadness go away and the |
| putting them under stress. This insecurity has to be | | | | addict feels confident and positive. |
| addressed in order to change an alcoholic from what | | | | Christian rehab centers try to help patients by |
| he is to become sober, completely. | | | | engaging in religious activities like praying, reading |
| In the absence of a proper rehabilitation program it is | | | | scriptures, social service, listening to sermons and |
| impossible for an alcoholic to become sober. If he | | | | more. They get to know that there are bigger |
| claims to be sober, he is either lying or he is in a | | | | problems in people's lives, yet they don't resort to |
| temporary phase of staying away from alcohol, which | | | | alcohol. Their thought process becomes positive and |
| might soon be taken over by addiction to something | | | | they have a spiritual bent f mind. This allows the |
| else, may be, food, shopping, spending money, or | | | | individuals to get cured completely: through all the |
| gambling. This happens because the feeling of | | | | physical, emotional, spiritual and mental processes. |
| dependence that was created by alcohol was not | | | | Ongoing research at these centers has resulted in |
| properly addressed (during an improper treatment) and | | | | identifying three main steps in the complete process of |
| thus a halfway settlement was arrived. | | | | becoming sober and staying so forever. Initially, many |
| If a person is not completely cured then he will want to | | | | addicts have tried giving up alcohol but have failed in |
| drink alcohol at every possible occasion and try to | | | | the long run. With proper and dedicated treatment, |
| justify his actions by some occasion or the other. If | | | | they reach their destination and can stay without |
| they are stopped from doing so then they may even | | | | alcohol for a few days together initially and slowly they |
| start a fight to forcefully fulfill their desires to drink | | | | leave the habit forever. As the time proceeds, they |
| alcohol. People may agree to stop drinking either to | | | | realize that life is not about running away from |
| prove to their family or their friends that they are not | | | | problems but facing them with courage. Faith in God |
| addicted to alcohol and that they can stay away from | | | | helps addicts get strength from within and realization of |
| it. But it will not be long when they will crave to get | | | | being wrong. Through constant motivation and support |
| back to alcohol. The Christian rehab centers try to | | | | and efficient treatment through faith in God, the |
| make the individuals mentally and spiritually strong | | | | Christian alcohol rehab centers help the patients attain |
| during the treatment process, wherein once recovered | | | | sobriety. |
| they do not get back to drinking again. | | | | |