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.
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. We have to learn how to manage our reactions to them:
Feelings/Emotions
A strong urge that can pull you in a direction you may not want to go, if you are not careful
Craving
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 pain, however, nowadays is 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 be grateful and positive
Attitude/Good or Positive Attitude
Learn to manage this uncomfortable mental experience. We know medication alone cannot fix it, but can aid decreasing this, if we work with a mental health professional.
Anxiety
If you have relapsed or not, you have most definitely had this before:
Setback
Failure to recognize the truth about a problem, particularly an addiction, is often referred to as this.
Denial
Even though life may be spiraling out of control with dependency clearly increasing, some people believe that they are not addicted to these. This is because they may be obtaining drugs in this legal way.
Prescription
This categorizes and includes all that is most important in your life and what you care about the most, and what has the most worth to you.
Values
Changing states of mind that are temporary. These can make us feel high, low and everything in between. We have to regulate these:
Moods
When you overcome a difficult challenge, you shouldn't do it alone, you should call on these people:
Support Structure
Every bad choice we make, can mean we have to face these later. Addiction can cause people to foolishly ignore these same things repeatedly.
Consequences
The vast majority of people who use this plant, use it as often as 10 or 20 times per day. This is even after knowing that this is one of the number one killers of addictive substances in the world.
Tobacco
You can have ups and downs along the way, but what matters most, is that you keep moving forward. We always say "______, not perfection."
Progress
Eliminate this negative emotion if you want to feel better. Sometimes we do not even know we have this emotion until we have a little more visibility on ourselves and our moral inventory.
Resentment
Name these three MAT (Medically Assisted Treatment)
Vivitrol, Suboxone, Methadone
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.
Control
Stimulants such as cocaine, speed and methamphetamine, when taken for long periods of time, can induce a mental state of hallucinations and extreme paranoia called:
Psychosis/Stimulant-induced Psychosis
This involves all the people, places and things that you surround yourself with and choose to be connected to:
Associations
Addiction can be sometimes and most often linked to this condition. This involves distressing or disturbing experiences.
Trauma/PTSD
Relapse doesn't happen suddenly, it is more of a ____ process
Gradual