What Makes an Addiction?
Physically addictive substances used daily can bring these uncomfortable physical symptoms?
What is Withdrawal.
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.
What are Decisions / Choices
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 addiction urge that can pull you in a way you may not want to go if you are not careful
What is Craving
It takes more and more of a substance to get the same effect which often flues the desire and need for using larger ammounts?
What is Tolerance.
This describes overall the way we present and express ourselves. If we have a negative one we should wan to change it to grateful or positive
What is Attitude
It is important to learn how to manage this uncomfortable mental experience that can occur when we worry or stress over things.
What is Insight
Something that can contribute to having an urge / craving.
What is a Trigger
Failure to recognize the truth about a problem, particularly an addiction, is often referred to as this
What is Denial
This categorizes and includes all that is most important in your life and what you care about the most
What are Values
These changing temporary states of mind can make us feel high, low, and everything in between so it is important to learn how to regulate these
What are Moods.
Something just about everyone needs when overcoming difficult challenges (because it is so difficult to do alone)
What is Support
This is the name for a future plan to use a substance. Often is for a substance that was perceived to be less harmful.
Every bad choice we make can mean we have to face these later. Addiction can cause people to continuously ignore these.
What are Consequences
You can have ups an downs along the way but what matters most is that you keep moving forward. If that is true then you are steadily making what
What is Progress.
It is essential to learn to eliminate this negative emotions which stems from holding on to anger and grudges
What are 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.
With more severe addiction, particularly to opiates, if the withdrawal or cravings are overwhelming it may be wise to consider seeing a doctor for this.
What is Medication / Medication Assisted Treatment.
When you spend too much, use too much or too often and life problems are steadily piling up, it is a good sign you've lost this...
What is Control.
This involves all the people, places, and things that you surround yourself with and that you choose to be connected to
What are Associations.
What is Trauma / PTSD
IF you find and discover this it can help you define your goals and add meaning and direction to your life
What is Purpose.
They say relapse doesn't happen suddenly or happen out of nowhere - Its not an event, it is often much more of a gradual ___________.
What is Process