Addict help for drug use can involve dealing with feelings of loss and mourning. Whenever we feel the loss of something valued there is a sense of grief. Mourning is the means by which we get past our grief – and get on with our lives. Mourning is the natural way of dealing with, and healing the pain of separation. We feel a sense of loss with any unwanted separation. When we get rid of a burden, we feel energized – we have a sense of “gain” – escape, freedom. When we lose something important … [Read more...] about Addict Help: Loss, Mourning and Drug Use.
Archives for October 2010
Addict Help: Releasing Tension and Pain
The releasing of tension and pain is something that people strive to achieve when providing addict help. Tension and pain are usually seen as conditions to be treated. If you can get relief from these symptoms it will ease the suffering. The result of treating tension and pain in a two dimensional frame leads to an observation of the symptoms and then making a choice from available options as to what best treatment there is for your particular range of symptoms. Drugs are known to provide … [Read more...] about Addict Help: Releasing Tension and Pain
Addict Help : Respect
People often talk about “respect” in the context of giving addict help – the addict must be encouraged to have self respect – people giving addicts help must treat them with respect. When we think in terms of respect – we think of words like reverence – and awe – when we say that we respect another person we are acknowledging something about them that we admire. Often when we say that we respect and admire someone else, it is because they have qualities and strengths that we value that we might … [Read more...] about Addict Help : Respect
Someone Who Needs Me – Addict Help
People get into relationships with drug addicts and alcoholics, sometimes fully aware from the beginning that their chosen partner has problems with substance abuse. Often it is their intention, whether they realize it or not, to be giving addict help. This can be done intending to care for them, or it can be our intention to try and rescue them from their situation. People look to substance abuse to find emotional security, feelings of comfort and self esteem – something that we normally get … [Read more...] about Someone Who Needs Me – Addict Help
Addict Help: Are You Feeling SAD ?
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is so named as being a depressive mood disorder associated, particularly in Northern European countries with the coming of autumn and the closing in of the winter months with little warmth or sunlight. We all are attuned to natural circadian rhythms of the body which have us "in sync" with the daily rise of the sun, with a natural tendency towards feeling tired and sleepy towards the evening and absence of sunlight. Everyone knows about the difficulties that we … [Read more...] about Addict Help: Are You Feeling SAD ?
Early Intervention – Alberta Youth Drug Services.
To give addict help to Alberta youth, the Canadian Government has recently allocated around $6.5 million to assist Alberta Health Services to provide to young people early intervention drug services. The In Roads project is intended to provide addicts help to overcome drug addiction and related problems. Upon examination the direction of this funding is not towards youth at all – but to empowerment of youth services. The funding is intended to be used by youth drug addiction agencies in … [Read more...] about Early Intervention – Alberta Youth Drug Services.
Addict Help : Love and Alcohol Addiction.
Many people in a relationship with an alcoholic still love them very much. Even physical and emotional abuse does not make a partner want to give up trying. Unfortunately, it is ultimately the addict’s choice as to whether or not he wants to make the move towards sobriety and recovery from alcohol addiction. When encouragement is given and perhaps an intervention made, yet the person addicted to alcohol chooses not give up their addiction, then it can be a hard choice for a partner to make – a … [Read more...] about Addict Help : Love and Alcohol Addiction.
Addict Help : Solvents and Inhalants
Young people often need addict help for substance abuse in the form of solvents and inhalants. Breathing in the toxic fumes of substances is generally known as “huffing”, inhaling from aerosol cans is known as “chroming”. Kids huff any type of substance that causes a psychoactive reaction – most inhalants and solvents are depressants – some are hallucinogenic. Young people who have difficult emotional feelings find relief in substance abuse. Sniffing inhalants and solvents causes feelings of … [Read more...] about Addict Help : Solvents and Inhalants
Anorexia, Bulimia and Substance Abuse.
Researchers helping young people, especially females, to deal with symptoms of anorexia and bulimia are concerned to find that these young people are self harming. Examples of self harm are given as cutting, burning, pulling out hair by the roots. There is also evidence that anorexics and bulimics are likely to have feelings of depression, anxiety, need addict help with substance abuse and commit suicide. Although these young people, in terms of their anorexia and bulimia, routinely commit … [Read more...] about Anorexia, Bulimia and Substance Abuse.
Addict Help : Communication and the Persona
Everyone has what is called a “persona”. Our persona is the face that we present to the world – it is the personality that people know us by. Some people call the persona a “mask”. Peter Sellers, a famous comedian and actor said that he felt that he had no personality of his own, that he only felt really alive when in the persona of the various character roles he played. Although we often have feelings, points of view and opinions that are different from people around us, part of our learning … [Read more...] about Addict Help : Communication and the Persona
Addict Help: Stockholm Syndrome and Love
The Stockholm Syndrome is about relationships which develop between captors and their hostages, such as in kidnapping situations or where people are held as ransom. When victims are held against their will in a threatening situation it would seem highly unlikely that any victim would develop positive regard, let alone feelings of “love” towards their captor. However this is precisely what seems to happen in many cases of abuse. If you are in an abusive relationship with an addict, or are a … [Read more...] about Addict Help: Stockholm Syndrome and Love