What Help Can I Get If I Feel That I Have An Addiction?

By James Handforth

What is addiction? Generally, people understand addiction to be "hooked on drugs", but it is much more than just that. Addiction can be caused by prescribed medicine, coffee, television, and even shopping. Do you feel that you are turning into an addict? Ask yourself if you can give up this addiction for a day, a week, a month, a year, or forever. If you cannot, then you are becoming addicted to "the thing".

Addiction of drugs or addiction of anything other than that has same symptoms of losing oneself. Not being able to keep yourself compose, having drastic mood changes, change in personality outlooks, no more passion for the long loved things and people, becoming erratic, change in people with whom hangs around, social isolation are all very obvious symbols of addiction.

Quitting a well-bred habit can be a dawdling and miserable experience, but once addiction given up; it is worth going so much misery and pain. One can see this from a very different perspective; a faith, belief in God would make the whole process seem less painful, and much easier.

Giving up addiction means you have to be concrete strong to relinquish your habit, it is about patience, not losing hope, and having a very strong will power.

Removing any link to addiction, which might remind one of it helps a lot in avoiding relapse. Do not think of your addiction, as a bad habit rather think of overcoming it as strength, and publicise it to get a positive feedback from people around you. Make a list of your weaknesses, and the points where you thought yourself to be weak.

People who have or had similar problems can help each other more effectively as they know the situation. There are social groups to help alcohol addicts, different kind of drugs, and other bad habits, which may cause social upheaval. For support, one can always seek a family member who is close, and is strong enough to handle the situation.

To give up your addiction include your family to help you. It does not mean that everyone has to share the same addiction. Nevertheless, the support of family helps a great deal. The help of family does not only provide support, but also strengthens the resolution of an individual.

Prolonged addicts cannot come out of the cocoon they have built around themselves, so it might take time to feel the same as before as some of the sentiments get some time to come out of hibernation. When strong enough, one can deal with these emotions, which might seem new after such a long time. Long time addictions can also be resolved through acupuncture, a Chinese style of healing. New environment and new experiences will enable you to cope with a situation in a better manner, and thus letting you live a happy life. - 30415

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