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Pets Getting People Sober

By Lu Pang


Many animals across the United States are helping addicts to get sober. You may be asking yourself how this is possible. Most addicts that enter into a treatment program find sobriety to be a lonely experience. Addicts often deal with selfishness and only thinking about themselves. One lesson that an addict learns in rehab is to allow you to see all of the people that you are effecting because of your addiction. Rehabs are finding it useful to use horses, dogs, cats and farm animals to help people to get sober. Part of the treatment requires the addict to take care of a pet that needs them. The pets often require food, hay, bathing, cleaning out cages and other day to day tasks.

It is important to have animal therapy in a rehab program because it teaches addicts that you must learn to care for something other than yourself. When someone has a pet, they realize that there is love surrounding them. Most pets today are looking for attention and care. Most pets want someone to pet them and spend time with them. Addicts find that it is useful for them to spend time with an animal that wants to be with them as well. Over time, animals learn that there is always something to do. Animals are often there for people that need love and care. They are often the first ones to sense our sadness.

Most rehabs today find that getting an addict into a program that allows them to take care of something gives them a sense of responsibility. Many addicts have psychological issues that have to be addressed prior to getting released into everyday life. Addicts are often thinking about themselves only and are used to getting their way. Addicts often have a hard time with demanding what they want and getting it. Pet therapy helps them to see that they will not always get what they want. You must put the needs of the animal before yourself. The animal depends on you for their survival and looks up to you for help.

Many addicts today find that it's necessary to help someone that is struggling from an addiction. You may find that it's easier to help an addict with a pet because it gives them a sense of responsibility. You can easily learn how to understand an addict by telling them what is on your mind. Often, conversation helps people to see that they are not alone. Many addicts feel that they have problems that nobody else can understand. In reality, you need to look at your own needs and find that there is something that needs to happen for things to get better in life.

If your family member learns to take care of a pet while in rehab, they can take care of themselves when they are out. Many addicts say that they struggle with learning how to be a part of everyday society again. Learning how to keep and hold onto a job takes discipline and hard work. Addicts learn how to live an everyday life while they are in recovery. As each day moves forward, an addict can get the help that they need.




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