Why Choosing to Stay in a Residential Treatment Program Is the Hardest but Most Life-Changing Decision You’ll Make
There’s a moment in early recovery that doesn’t get talked about enough. You’ve gotten through detox. Your body is starting to level out. You’re eating real food again. People keep telling you “you should be proud”—and maybe you are—but you’re also completely unmoored. Nothing feels familiar. Everyone around you is a stranger. And deep down, […]
The Double Life I Hid: How Dual Diagnosis Treatment Exposed the Truth
I didn’t crash my car. I didn’t lose my job. There was no big, dramatic moment. Just a morning like any other—except I couldn’t stop shaking. Not visibly, not in a way anyone would notice. But something inside me had finally started to slip. And for once, I couldn’t fake it. From the outside, I […]
Can Dual Diagnosis Treatment Help With Loneliness in Early Sobriety?
Early sobriety can feel deceptively quiet. You stop drinking or using—and suddenly, the nights feel longer. The phone stops ringing. The parties disappear. You’re left with a stillness you didn’t ask for and feelings you haven’t felt in years. That kind of loneliness isn’t just uncomfortable—it can be overwhelming. It’s also incredibly common. At Harborview […]
Living Two Lives: My Journey to Wholeness Through Alcohol Addiction Treatment
By day, I looked like I was winning. I had the job title, the well-lit apartment, the friends, the brunch plans. On paper, I was thriving. But by night, I was drinking alone—quickly, secretly, sometimes until I passed out. The kind of drinking that made me wake up at 4 a.m. with a racing heart […]
Finding Hope Again: How Families Heal Alongside Their Loved One in Alcohol Addiction Treatment
Some moments feel like they break the world open. You hoped this time would be different. Maybe it was—for a while. But now, your 20-year-old is drinking again, and the ache in your chest is back. You smell it. You hear the slurred voice. You know. This blog was written for that moment—when you’re staring […]
How to Handle the “I Don’t Want to Start Over” Feeling During Drug and Alcohol Detox
Even if no one says it out loud, shame can be louder than any withdrawal symptom. If you’ve dropped out of treatment or ghosted a program, the thought of starting over can feel unbearable. At Harborview Treatment in Cohasset, MA, we see this all the time—and we’re here to say: the door is still open. […]
How Drug and Alcohol Detox Can Quiet Side‑Effect Anxiety
It’s not the withdrawal symptoms you fear the most. It’s the what if. What if you take the medication and feel worse? What if detox makes you feel out of control? What if something goes wrong—and no one hears you? That kind of fear doesn’t show up in the brochures. But it shows up in […]
What Changed After a Second Drug and Alcohol Detox
You didn’t walk in with hope the first time. You walked in with crossed arms. Maybe a court order. Maybe a job hanging by a thread. Maybe a family member who said, “This is the last time I’ll help.” You did detox. You followed instructions. You sat through group. You even said the right things. […]
What Drug and Alcohol Detox Means for High Achievers
You always got back up. After every weekend, every blackout brunch, every bottle you swore would be your last—you still got up, suited up, and showed up. Deadlines met. Clients satisfied. Gym routine intact. No DUIs. No interventions. No collapse. So it didn’t feel like addiction. Until one Monday didn’t come. At Harborview Treatment in […]
Why Residential Treatment Still Matters After Graduation
You’ve made it farther than you thought you would. It’s been years since you packed your bags and walked into treatment. You’ve stayed sober. You’ve rebuilt relationships. Maybe you’ve even helped others along the way. But lately, something feels… off. You’re not struggling in obvious ways. You’re just numb. A little disconnected. Going through the […]