All addictions start with a lack of awareness.
Whether you suffer from alcohol, prescription-drug, eating, gambling or sex addiction, the path of addiction begins with an inability to cope with the feelings that arise in the present moment. They get suppressed and stored and can lead to destructive behavior.
Many addicts have a horror story of abuse that explain how the addiction process got started. For others, the process of addiction is very muddled. How did I get here? Awareness can answer that question.
We all learn to cope in different ways. Addiction is one way to cope with feelings that are overwhelming.
Addiction specialist Gabor Mate, says that all addicts have a history of trauma. Unbeknown to the person who is on the road to addiction, the drug of choice is a way to cope with emotions that are so overwhelming that it feels like the only way to survive is to numb them.
We all learn to cope in different ways. Addiction is one way to cope with feelings that are overwhelming.
There is a healthy way to cope with past memories, future worries, and current life stress. Learning new ways to cope and break out of your dependence on your drug of choice is the basis of addiction therapy.
My teacher/mentor Byron Katie says, "all addiction is thought addiction". You may have noticed that when you are overwhelmed, your reaction will be to grasp onto whatever is available to survive. The thoughts say things like “I can’t go to the party without a drink”. When these thoughts are really investigated with awareness, we learn that they are not really true.
Call me to find out how you can live a healthy life, free of addiction. It is possible!
Many addicts have a horror story of abuse that explain how the addiction process got started. For others, the process of addiction is very muddled. How did I get here? Awareness can answer that question.
We all learn to cope in different ways. Addiction is one way to cope with feelings that are overwhelming.
Addiction specialist Gabor Mate, says that all addicts have a history of trauma. Unbeknown to the person who is on the road to addiction, the drug of choice is a way to cope with emotions that are so overwhelming that it feels like the only way to survive is to numb them.
We all learn to cope in different ways. Addiction is one way to cope with feelings that are overwhelming.
There is a healthy way to cope with past memories, future worries, and current life stress. Learning new ways to cope and break out of your dependence on your drug of choice is the basis of addiction therapy.
My teacher/mentor Byron Katie says, "all addiction is thought addiction". You may have noticed that when you are overwhelmed, your reaction will be to grasp onto whatever is available to survive. The thoughts say things like “I can’t go to the party without a drink”. When these thoughts are really investigated with awareness, we learn that they are not really true.
Call me to find out how you can live a healthy life, free of addiction. It is possible!