What makes an addiction?
Physically addictive substances used daily can bring these uncomfortable physical symptoms
What is Withdrawal?
We experience these in our mind, heart and gut and it is important to learn how to manage our reaction to them
What are Feelings / Emotions?
The essential Inner drive, focus and desire, that brings about positive change and attainment of goals
What is Motivation?
A strong addictive urge that can pull you in a way you may not want to go if you are not careful
What is a Craving?
The oldest known intoxicating substance used specifically for recreational purposes (even dating back to biblical times)
What is Alcohol?
It takes more and more of a substance to get the same effect which often fuels the desire and need for using larger amounts
What is tolerance?
It is important to learn to manage this uncomfortable mental experience that can
occur when we worry or stress over things
What is Anxiety?
The ability to look inside yourself honestly and truthfully: Self-Awareness
What is Insight?
You may have went backwards a little bit but still you didn’t completely relapse
What is a Setback or a Lapse?
Class of drugs used medicinally for thousands of years to relieve physical pain but
nowadays often abused to relieve emotional pain
What is Opiates / Opioids?
Failure to recognize the truth about a problem, particularly an addiction, is often referred to as this
What is denial?
These changing temporary states of mind can be make us feel high, low and everything in between so it is important to be able to regulate these
What are Moods?
Something just about everyone needs when overcoming a difficult challenge, because it is so difficult to do it alone
What is Support?
Some people may try to deal with substance use issue by attempting use
less, or change to a less harmful substance. If that isn’t working you may
need to consider this more basic old option
What is Abstinence / Sobriety?
Even though 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 medical way
What is Prescription?
Every bad choice we make can mean we have to face these later. Addiction can cause people to foolishly ignore these repeatedly
What are Consequences?
Building insight and motivation lead to this powerful experience defined by a strong
sense of positive mental stimulation to try make things better
What is Inspiration?
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 this
What is Progress?
It is essential to learn to eliminate this negative emotion which stems from holding on to anger and grudges
What is Resentment?
The vast majority of people who use this legal 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
What is Tobacco?
When you spend too much, use too much or too often and life
problems are steadily piling up, it is a good sign you have lost this
What is Control?
If you find and discover this it can help you define your goals and add meaning and direction in your life
What is Purpose?
This involves all the people, places and
things that you surround yourself with and that
you choose to be connected to
What are 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: _____
What is Trauma/PTSD?
Stimulants such as cocaine, speed and methamphetamine, when taken for long periods can induce a mental state of hallucinations and extreme paranoid delusions called:
What is Psychosis?