Arrived, day 0

I hope I can find time to enter some thoughts about my experience here at Schick Shadle. Here's my first go...

I arrived today at 2pm, and as I arrived I started feeling little butterflies of apprehension in my tummy. I wasn't scared or worried or afraid, I was just wondering what was going to happen.

The guy who admitted me and had me fill out all the forms turned out to be a WSU grad from the communications program. He graduated in 1992 (I in '95) and we knew a lot of the same people-- tho I don't think we knew each other. So we had a good time talking.

Then I was led to a room in the "detox" area. Since it has been less than 48 hours since my last drink I will start "the program" tomorrow morning. My roommate is a guy named Scott. He's nice and we've talked quite a bit. He's been here a couple days now and he's anxious to start.

Next I met with a nurse to take blood pressure, blow into a breathalyzer (I blew a 0.00) and answer a lot of health questions. Then more paperwork, a urine sample, dinner.

I have spoke with a few other patients who have been here for a while now and they've been sharing their experiences with the aversion therapy, it sounds terrible but they say it is already working for them.

It isn't as "locked-down" as I expected, they didn't take all my belongings (save for checkbook and wallet put in the safe for safe-keeping) and I can wander the halls and go outside.


So for now I just wait. Tomorrow it will begin.