Rehab For Anxiety - That's A New One

I remember the days when I was a kid there wasn't even rehab. What you did then was if you had a booze or drug problem and wanted to stop was that you would go find some motel and check in for a month and lock yourself in until you were dried out. Then Betty Ford came along and changed all of that. Instead of paying $20 a day at a no-tell motel, you could pay Betty $20 a minute for your drug and alcohol drying out needs. Of course she did provide meals which was a big improvement on ordering pizza or eating motel vending machine candy.

At least though you could see the similarities between Betty's rehab and the original. I don't even recognize rehab anymore or even understand it. Chynna Phillips entered rehab over the weekend. Why? Well, according to her publicist it has noting to do with drugs or alcohol and is just about anxiety and trying to get rid of the stresses in her life. Now, granted, Chynna probably has her share of stress. Being MacKenzie Phllips' half-sister will do that to you. Getting crank phone calls from your in law Baldwin brothers would also probably cause some stress, but is rehab the place to go? To me you need a vacation. Some place tropical where you get drinks brought to you and your stress melts away. So, forgive me if I don't buy the story about why she is in rehab. Also, I find it funny that she made an announcement. I think she could have gone for a year and none of us would have noticed. You don't get a People Magazine cover story though unless someone notices. So, you make an announcement.