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Passages Drug and Alcohol Rehab Testimonials
To Passages:
After year upon year I relapsed due to nerves. I could not function. The prescriptions for Valium and for Xanax kept me in the cycle of drug addiction and of alcoholism. I needed to find "a cure". Through 6 relapses and 16 years of A.A the craving was battled and lost, and lost and lost. I was a nervous wreck. My blood pressure was off the charts, and I was as nervous and anxious as one can be and still function, at least sometimes. Coming to Passages... it was the last hurrah. I was told I would lose the cravings and compulsion for alcohol. I didn"t believe it. After 16 years of drug addiction and alcoholism, I felt hopeless. At first, even though it was wonderfully beautiful and the staff was loving and warm, but it was just another treatment facility. Then after the EEG, I was put on what was, for me, the correct medication. My blood pressure became perfect and my nervousness miraculously disappeared. The first day of the new medication I had a smile on my face all day, which I could not account for. It was non-invasive, non-addictive, and the feeling was of neutral peace and well being of love and warmth. This was the treatment I needed and wanted. I needed this balance in my life……and it happened…..it really happened, and it was just as it was said in the brochure about Passages.
My 30-day program ends this week. I"ve gotten the treatment I came for. A miracle is I. I"ve become me, the real me, the better me.
Sincerely, Alex
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Chris and Pax:
There are simply no words that I can describe to thank you for saving my life. My journey began on September 23, 2003. I arrived at Passages on October 22, 2003. Upon my arrival, I was very sick mentally and physically. I felt like a dead man walking. Your kind, understanding staff and techs took care of me in a manner that I will never forget as long as I live. The demon that I was fighting was literally taking over my entire body. The human compassion and dignity given to me was overwhelming. I never had so many people in my life take care of me at this extraordinary level. It was truly a magnificent display of teamwork on so many people"s parts.
I was admitted for a 30-day stay. The treatment team after 30 days made a recommendation that I stay on an additional 30 days. At first, I was opposed, because I wanted to return to my home. But, for the very first time in my life, I was going to listen to medical advice. I have never done this before. They were right on target. The next 30 days was a blessing in so many ways. The mind, body, and soul healing experience at Passages was truly a gift that is the best gift that anyone can ever receive. When a person enters Passages, it is unlike any other treatment facility in the world. All of us are so beaten down that Passages, from the moment you enter, brings you up. Giving you and providing for you the necessary tools to face the reality of life.
These tools that are provided are truly the essence or key ingredient to battle whatever demon or demons you are battling. I"ve thought many times about this. It is very difficult to thank someone for giving you back your life. Once again to Chris and Pax and to every staff member, "thank you for your compassion and understanding". I am profoundly and eternally grateful to Passages for showing me a better life. From the very bottom of my heart, "I thank you!"
Peter
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Hello Chris!
I have been meaning to write you to let you know how I have been since I left Passages. You weren"t there the night I graduated to thank personally. My sincere apologies for not writing sooner. Gosh...where do I start? To say my life has changed is an understatement!! I am NOT the same person who walked through your doors Feb. 6th. I feel different, think different, and look different!
I knew when I was preparing to come there that a major shift was coming. I"m sure you know what I am talking about when I say I just KNEW. One doesn"t always know how or why, they just KNOW. I might of told you this, I shared it with Pax the night I graduated. It was as if Passages manifested into my life!
I have been sober for awhile (12 years) and have always been active in A.A. & N.A. during that time, but something seemed to be missing over the last few years. That deep connection to "All there is". The drugs prescribed after the surgeries (Totaling 12 in 6 years) were seriously effecting me. I felt lost. Physically, mentally and most importantly spiritually! So one day last fall, I sat down to have a "Heart to Heart" with God. Determined to go to any length as they say in the Big Book. I poured my heart out in prayer & waited for the answers in meditation. What I heard was: "Get CLEAR on what it is you are looking for"! So... I sat down with a legal pad & wrote exactly what I wanted! I wrote 6 pages, describing in detail what I needed. I wrote of counselors, nutritionists, hypnotherapy, metaphysical counselors and healers. Being a body/mind integration therapist myself, I also threw in massage as part of the program! When I was finished I said: "O.K. universe, this is what I need". Shortly thereafter I "found" Passages. A place exactly as I had envisioned!!!
After meeting you and reading your books, and listening to your CD (still do it every morning), I know this is perfectly normal to you. I just wanted you to know the profound shift in consciousness that had occurred while I was there. It continues today. I see people on a daily basis whose mouths drop open when they see me. They say; "What happened? You look awesome! It still blows me away. When I ask them what exactly is different, their response is always; EVERYTHING! Since I know physically I look pretty much the same, they must be responding to my vibrational pattern which is definitely NOT the same! I am so grateful to you, to Pax, and to all the staff at Passages for creating a very special healing environment. It has been a very precious gift to me. As I"m sure it has & continues to be to others. If someone had told me less than a year ago, that I would have been even considering going into a treatment facility with 12 years of sobriety I would of said "are you nuts"? But Passages isn"t your ordinary treatment facility is it? What I received there cannot even be measured! My sobriety is stronger & means more to me now than ever before. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART! How I miss you all!
Namaste
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Hi Chris and Pax:
Today marks my 30th day since graduation - a milestone of sorts. I started with a rigorous 60 minutes in a spin class (stationary bike), enjoyed a fabulous lunch at a beachfront restaurant with Monica, and finished a great book...I"d call that a perfect day!
I"ve been 100% clean and sober now for almost three months, the last two include the benefit of time well spent at Passages. I am so grateful that I found you, importantly, that you would open your doors to me and my family. I was able to completely trust your program and your staff because I felt safe, well cared for, and welcome.
I have my life back, maybe for the first time... I can take what life gives and I can find the value in the moment. I am truly free of an overwhelming childhood and a misunderstood past. Everyone is seeing a real difference in me.
Thank you seems so inadequate, but it is all I have to offer. Please forward this note along to the entire staff, as they too deserve my deepest thanks.
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Dear Dr. G,
Thank you so much, for everything you have done to put me and my life back together again. My time spent at Passages is starting to look like the most important 30 days of my life. I cannot begin to tell you how it feels to know my wife and family once again. You have given me back the most important bricks in my foundation, and I am truly grateful.
My treatment time was fantastic (I"ve come to realize) as well as my treatment team. Passages is really--almost magical. You really are the backbone of that place, Jason, it"s very obvious to me and you should be extremely proud of your work and career. Your help, advice & insight is something I will never forget... again THANK YOU.
Health & happiness to you and your family for 2006 and many more.
Sincerely,
Jeff
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