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Understanding addiction
By Richard Anderson
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Resources
The Guilt-Ridden
Addict
I have often heard it said that addicts did not know how to feel
their feelings when they were using. This is a message given routinely to addicts new to recovery.
Addicts tend to buy into this message for a number of reasons: This
is explained to them by a sympathetic counselor, addicts like to
think of themselves as a special
sick case needing special handling
and attention, everyone around
them seems to agree with this assessment, etc. Sometimes things
are said so often they are simply
taken for granted to be true.
The idea that addicts were or are
incapable of feeling their feelings
is nonsense. I would file it in the
category of platitudinous rhetoric.
Items in this category sound nice
and might make us feel warm and
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Understandingaddiction
To understand what addiction actually is and what it means is monumentally important. We may angrily deny we are addicts when it
is suggested even though we have
no idea what that concept even
means. Addicts often use anger to
push others away so that we can
use our drugs in peace.
Unfortunately, there are a good
number of people that dont really
understand addiction and we are
up against it to find anyone that really does. Before we can decide we
are not something, we should have
an idea of what we are really denying in the first place. For many addicts the signs are there long before
we can make the formal admission
to ourselves that yes, we are adPage 6 | Addiction 911 Magazine
Confessions from a
Codependent
Part 1
Part 2
Mixing
Pills and
Alcohol
A Dangerous High
Alcohol dissolves the coating in time release medications. This leads to the person receiving the full dose
right away, instead of a delay, which is the way the
dosage should be received.
Podcast
emotionally
abused by an
addict?
Sad to say, but abuse is pretty common in
relationships that include an addict. It can be
because of their guilt and shame, unresolved
childhood and family of origin issues, the
effects of drugs and alcohol and many other
factors, those who suffer from the verbal and
emotional abuse of an addict can suffer greatly
and feel powerless and trapped. The cycle
can continue day after day until you feel so
worthless and worn down, believing you have
no choice but to endure and suffer through.
Fear is also a huge factor when being abused
and having the courage to walk through that
fear can be overwhelming.
As a codependency coach to others involved
with addicts and from my own personal
experience, I know all too well what its like
to be the recipient of this behavior and how
it destroys and deteriorates the very soul and
spirit of a person. Healing and recovery from
this can take a long time as you begin your
healing journey and gain your self- worth
back. However, there is hope and it is so worth
it! There are ways to break the cycle and take
your power back so that you can start taking
responsibility for yourself.
Emotional abuse can take on many forms
such as blaming (a frequent tactic of addicts)
belittling, name calling, ignoring, corrupting,
acting cruel, isolating, sarcasm, ordering
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Obamacare and
Addiction
What you need to know
Interview with Medivance
Podcast
Resources
Unity Recovery Center
Hobe Sound, FL, USA
877-772-5505
www.unityrehab.com/
Transformations Treatment
Center
14000 South Military Trail #202,
Delray Beach, FL 33484, USA
(877) 408-3222
transformationstreatment.com/
Narcotics Anonymous
www.na.org
call 800-662-HELP.