Danestress Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 (edited) Sorry for the title. Just making this a little harder to google. If you had a friend go to rehab (alcohol) for a month, what would you send her? Book recommendations (I don't want to send self helpy books - just good, amusing, reads that aren't depressing)? She's not a smoker. I don't think she likes a lot of bath and body products. My guess is that she misses her dogs and family. Edited January 27, 2012 by Danestress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Are you friends with her family? I'd do pics of them and her dogs. I know she's not into bath stuff you said, but she may be doing some nail picking and appreciate some self manicure stuff like a non metal file and lotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Pictures, pajamas (no drawstrings), crossword/word search puzzle books, toiletries, a journal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LG Gone Wild Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Nearly everything by Alexander McCall Smith. Bill Bryson's travel books are good,too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I would send her the entire series of The #1 Woman's Detective Agency, by the author listed in the post above. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Familiar foods, unless it is a very, very ritzy place. Does she like lemon hard candies, e.g.? Drinkers were used to getting carbs. Food can be low rent at these places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 How about a collection of magazines geared to her interests and skills. It's likely they are using some bibliotherapy, and she's possibly reading a lot of stuff. Magazines allow a different visual engagement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2why Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Sorry for the title. Just making this a little harder to google. If you had a friend go to rehab (alcohol) for a month, what would you send her? Book recommendations (I don't want to send self helpy books - just good, amusing, reads that aren't depressing)? She's not a smoker. I don't think she likes a lot of bath and body products. My guess is that she misses her dogs and family. Sugar. Any type of suckable sugar based candy. It helps replace the sugars she used to get from alcohol, and stress. Seriously I have been there as many alcoholics have detoxed, send her hard candy to suck on. Lemon drops, cinnamon disks, jolly ranchers, or lolipops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in MI Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Sugar. Any type of suckable sugar based candy. It helps replace the sugars she used to get from alcohol, and stress. Seriously I have been there as many alcoholics have detoxed, send her hard candy to suck on. Lemon drops, cinnamon disks, jolly ranchers, or lolipops. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Sugar. Any type of suckable sugar based candy. It helps replace the sugars she used to get from alcohol, and stress. Seriously I have been there as many alcoholics have detoxed, send her hard candy to suck on. Lemon drops, cinnamon disks, jolly ranchers, or lolipops. High intake of sugar and starch is actually a risk factor for relapse, so probably not a good idea IMO....it hits the same pleasure center area in the brain as alcohol. As a gift, maybe a really nice blank journal? A book of poetry? Some recent DVD's that came out of movies she may not have seen (be cautious about scenes with alcohol, bars, drinking)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In2why Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 High intake of sugar and starch is actually a risk factor for relapse, so probably not a good idea IMO....it hits the same pleasure center area in the brain as alcohol. As a gift, maybe a really nice blank journal? A book of poetry? Some recent DVD's that came out of movies she may not have seen (be cautious about scenes with alcohol, bars, drinking)? Life is a trigger for relapse. There are 2 things you can't stop.....an addict/alcoholic who wants to use and an addict/alcoholic that wants to quit. Relapse is a process, and if she makes it past the first 30 days then she can explore her personal triggers. But while detoxing she is going to want hard candy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Bmom Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Dark chocolate and dum dum lollipops... Trust me, I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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