What Makes an Addiction?
Physically addictive substances used daily can bring these uncomfortable physical symptoms
withdrawal
The oldest known intoxicating substance used specifically for recreational purposes. (even dating back to biblical times)
Alcohol
We make dozens if not hundreds of these a day with our mind and one of the best ways to improve our lives is to practice making good ones:
Decisions/Choices
We experience these in our mind, heart and gut and it is important to learn how to manage our reaction to them....
Feelings/Emotions
The essential inner drive, focus and desire that brings about positive change and attainment of goals.
Motivation
It takes more and more of a substance to get the same effect which often fuels the desire and need for using larger amounts
tolerance
Class of drugs used medicinally for thousands of years to relieve physical pain but nowadays often abused to relieve emotional pain
Opiates/Opioids
This describes overall the way we present and express ourselves. If we have a negative one we should want to change it to grateful and positive.
Attitude
It is important to learn to manage this uncomfortable mental experiences that can occur when we worry or stress over things...
Anxiety
The ability to look inside yourself honestly and truthfully: Self-awareness.
Insight
Failure to recognize the truth about a problem, particularly an addiction, is often referred to as this
Denial
Even through life may be spiraling out of control with dependency clearly increasing, some people may believe that they are not addicted just because they may be obtaining drugs' this legal way.
Prescription
This categorizes and includes all that is most important in your life, what you care about the most and what has the most worth to you.
These changing temporary state of mind can make us feel high, low and everything inbetween so it is important to be able to regulate these.
Moods
Something just about everyone needs when overcoming a difficult challenge, because it is so difficult to do it alone.
Support
Every bad choice we make can mean we have to face these later. Addiction can cause people to foolishly ignore these repeatedly.
Consequences
The vast majority of people who use this illegal plant use it as often as 10 or 20 times a day despite knowing it is the number one killer of all addictive substances in the world.
Commercial Tobacco.
You can have ups and downs along the way but what matters most is that you keep moving forward. If that is true then you are steadily making..
Progress
It is essential to learn to eliminate this negative emotion which stems from holding on to anger and grudges.
Resentments
Building insight and motivation lead to this powerful experience defined by a strong sense of positive mental stimulation to try and make things better
Inspiration
When you spend to much, use too much or too often and life problems are steadily piling up, it is a good sign you have lost this....
Control
Stimulants such as cocaine, speed and methamphetamine, when taken for long periods of time can induce a mental state of hallucinations and extreme paranoid delusions called:
Psychosis (stimulant induced Psychosis)
This involved all the people, places and things that you surround yourself with and that you choose to be connected too....
Associations
Sometimes addiction can be directly linked to deeply disturbing or distressing experiences that occurred earlier in life all of which is referred to as.....
Trauma/PTSD
If you find and discover this, it can help you define your goals and add meaning and direction in your life.
Purpose