Addiction is a process that involves a repetitive behavior that is destroying the quality of your life. This may include substance abuse or involve the behavior alone such as shopping, gambling or sex. There are several therapies which are showing great promise for addiction recovery and treatment.
Although addiction to substances can occur after random experimentation, there is often a specific draw to the drug of choice. Understanding that link can be the difference in breaking the bondage. It is a documented fact that those who struggle with alcohol are frequently deficient in both alpha waves and certain neurotransmitters. There are similarities in addiction to other substances as well.
There is a well established correlation between mental health, trauma and addictions. Either nature or nurture can create a dysregulation. The dysregulation underlying the symptoms is often missed. Correct the dysregulation and the symptoms frequently go away.
We can also find ourselves addicted to the medications prescribed to get us off our drug of choice. Detoxification involves restoring the body’s control of its own chemistry.
At some level, the process of recovery from addictions will involve Detoxification, Stabilization, Repair and Maintenance.