Julie Mikrot

Review of New Method Wellness

I have been an alcoholic since I was 14. I kept t...

I have been an alcoholic since I was 14. I kept trying to tell myself that it was just a stage that I was going through, but nothing would get better, except for the hiding of my alcoholism. At least in thought I was pretty good at it.
I ve gone through so much trauma, confusion and loss in my life that I assumed that one time when the incident would slowly pass I instantly would become a normal drinker again. We all fool ourselves into that lie over and over again. Then another crisis would happen and I was right back into the mess that I had made of my life and and all of those who s lives that were unfortunate enough to have been touched by me.
When I was 48 years old I saw an ad on Facebook for a place called New Method Wellness so just out of curiosity I called them and spoke to Brook. Maybe the reason why I called them directly was because I thought that there was no possibile way that I would get such a wonderful opportunity. Well I was completely wrong, I was on an airplane at 2:45 that morning and I was there by 10 o clock that morning. I walked through the doors and instantly thought to myself this was not going to be for me. I am a country girl, I don t go to centers that look like this or deal with people that treat me as good as these people did. I walked through the building and everybody knew my name and introduced themselves to me. I met people from all walks and areas of life. Some, t assumed I would have lots in common with, and some I had nothing in common with, either. After going through the program i realized that we all were there for so many similarities that I have so much in common with all of them and I built such close ties with all most of them. I even talk to my counselor as much as possible. New method saved my life I can honestly say that. I don t think I could ve ever gone anywhere else that would ve understood me and treated me with compassion and love and had so many different areas to work with on me. I learned about trauma and what that has to do with what I suffer from and why I ve held onto it for so long. I learned about relationships and which ones are good to keep and which ones that you just need to let go of. I love and care for everybody that I met there. These people truly cared about me and truly cared about my sobriety. From my treatment to where I lived to the relationships I made and the extracurricular activities, meetings, volunteering, all had to do with my sobriety. I have gone to four other treatment centers and I cannot even compare them to the experience I had there. You can be who you are you can love who you want you can have the people that you will be very close with forever and the people that will have made an impact on your life forever. Again, they saved my life and I will always be so grateful to them so will all my children my family and my husband and friends. I find myself missing being there and I can t wait to go there again just to visit them on my anniversary of November 30th 2018. No matter how much hype or how comfortable you are with your surroundings, it is and was the best thing I could ve done for myself. I love you all and I will thank you all for the rest of my life. I can t wait to see everyone again and to those who think that this is just not for them, do what I did just call.