D DreamLife RECOVERY Get Your DREAM LIFE NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH2021 GIVING IT ANOTHER GO: EMILY'S RECOVERY STORY At first. Emily used cocaine as a party drug, but when she started doing it while sober, she knew she had a problem. She hid her cocaine use from friends and family and continued going to school, which included a military regimen as part of the daily routine. She kept using cocaine heavily for eight months, reaching a point when she would wake up and have to use first thing in the moming. Her life became unmanageable, and she realized she couldnt function normally anymore without cocaine. Alter a four-day binge, she noticed how much weight she'd lost and realized GETTING HELP FOR COCAINE ADDICTION Emily chose DreamLife Recovery because she needed a change of scenery, a place with nature, Initialy, she loved being at DreamLite and happily went along with everything, participating in the therapy and activites. She seemed to being doing wel in the program and became a community leader who would actively encourage new people coming for treatment to stick with it and not lose hope. However, once Emily left Dreamlite, she relapsed shortly later. THE SECOND TIME AROUND When Emily relapsed, she knew that she could go back to DreamLife Recovery and felt completely comfortable calling because there would be no judgment. She arrived for her second round of treatment and picked up right where she had left off-only this time she would have to do the hard work she had avoided the first time. It was tough, and she struggled in the beginning, feeling angry with staff who she felt were trying to control her and tell her what to do. But with time, she started to feel better and is now realy glad she retumed. She meets with a therapist daily to dig into the issues that are the deep-rooted reasons behind her cocaine addiction and is filing up her "tool box of coping mechanisms, using things like breathing techniques and exercise to deal with triggers as they arise. HIKING, KAYAKING AND THE BEAUTY OF NATURE The thing Emily loves most about Dreamlife Recovery is that she can connect with nature. Western Pernsylvania is known for ts verdant, rolling hills and forests that are perfect for outdoor activities. Even some of the group therapy and mindtulness sessions happen outside in the beausful grounds of DreamLife. Adventure therapy sessions are Emily's favorite because you get to be immersed in nature doing an activity like hiking or kayaking in a smal group. Kayaking has been especially powerful for Emily because she lives on the water in Long Island and felt comforted having that connection to home. "My favorite part about kayaking is being on the water. You're so low in the water that the tree line is right there. It feels like you're one with nature. It kind of sounds cheesy, but it's really nice GETTING AT THE UNDERLYING CAUuSES OF HER ADDICTION The therapists at Dreamlife Recovery have helped Emily face the issues she was trying to escape by using cocaine. She has been to therapists before coming to DreamLife, but she feels like her therapy sessions in treatment have helped her address the underlying issues that fueled her cocaine addiction in a way that she's never experienced in the past Although she deals with anxiety and depression, those were not the only factors contributing to her cocaine addiction. Tve been to therapists my whole ife, but the therapy I get here is completely different," Emily says, "They will find out the underlying issue to your addiction, and that's what's important" CALL OUR ADMISSIONS TEAM AT 855-912-6873 DreamLife + Recovery DreamLife Recovery O DreamlifePA in Recovery PA DreamLife DreamLifePA VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT DREAMLIFERECOVERY.COM D DreamLife RECOVERY Get Your DREAM LIFE NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH2021 GIVING IT ANOTHER GO: EMILY'S RECOVERY STORY At first. Emily used cocaine as a party drug, but when she started doing it while sober, she knew she had a problem. She hid her cocaine use from friends and family and continued going to school, which included a military regimen as part of the daily routine. She kept using cocaine heavily for eight months, reaching a point when she would wake up and have to use first thing in the moming. Her life became unmanageable, and she realized she couldnt function normally anymore without cocaine. Alter a four-day binge, she noticed how much weight she'd lost and realized GETTING HELP FOR COCAINE ADDICTION Emily chose DreamLife Recovery because she needed a change of scenery, a place with nature, Initialy, she loved being at DreamLite and happily went along with everything, participating in the therapy and activites. She seemed to being doing wel in the program and became a community leader who would actively encourage new people coming for treatment to stick with it and not lose hope. However, once Emily left Dreamlite, she relapsed shortly later. THE SECOND TIME AROUND When Emily relapsed, she knew that she could go back to DreamLife Recovery and felt completely comfortable calling because there would be no judgment. She arrived for her second round of treatment and picked up right where she had left off-only this time she would have to do the hard work she had avoided the first time. It was tough, and she struggled in the beginning, feeling angry with staff who she felt were trying to control her and tell her what to do. But with time, she started to feel better and is now realy glad she retumed. She meets with a therapist daily to dig into the issues that are the deep-rooted reasons behind her cocaine addiction and is filing up her "tool box of coping mechanisms, using things like breathing techniques and exercise to deal with triggers as they arise. HIKING, KAYAKING AND THE BEAUTY OF NATURE The thing Emily loves most about Dreamlife Recovery is that she can connect with nature. Western Pernsylvania is known for ts verdant, rolling hills and forests that are perfect for outdoor activities. Even some of the group therapy and mindtulness sessions happen outside in the beausful grounds of DreamLife. Adventure therapy sessions are Emily's favorite because you get to be immersed in nature doing an activity like hiking or kayaking in a smal group. Kayaking has been especially powerful for Emily because she lives on the water in Long Island and felt comforted having that connection to home. "My favorite part about kayaking is being on the water. You're so low in the water that the tree line is right there. It feels like you're one with nature. It kind of sounds cheesy, but it's really nice GETTING AT THE UNDERLYING CAUuSES OF HER ADDICTION The therapists at Dreamlife Recovery have helped Emily face the issues she was trying to escape by using cocaine. She has been to therapists before coming to DreamLife, but she feels like her therapy sessions in treatment have helped her address the underlying issues that fueled her cocaine addiction in a way that she's never experienced in the past Although she deals with anxiety and depression, those were not the only factors contributing to her cocaine addiction. Tve been to therapists my whole ife, but the therapy I get here is completely different," Emily says, "They will find out the underlying issue to your addiction, and that's what's important" CALL OUR ADMISSIONS TEAM AT 855-912-6873 DreamLife + Recovery DreamLife Recovery O DreamlifePA in Recovery PA DreamLife DreamLifePA VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT DREAMLIFERECOVERY.COM