Remove the Moral Aspects of Addiction Treatment I talk a lot about the moral aspects of treatment and I am very resistant to removing morality from the conversation about addiction and recovery I understand why people want to do that It's to bring down the stigma to address the confusion around the free will issues, for it to be covered by insurance, I agree with all that I agree with t...
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Overcoming addiction isn’t easy Those struggling with addiction often require a comprehensive approach addressing substance abuse and underlying causes Addiction professionals use a variety of tools and evidence-based treatments to guide an individual towards a successful recovery Counseling and behavioral therapy can be effective for addressing underlying issues and triggers Also...
Read MoreRead MoreDo You Need to Dumb it Down in Treatment One of the things that's common in some therapeutic communities, when it comes to recovery is telling people to dump it down And I understand what they mean, but I don't like it Because I like to think If you learn to reason well, which is not about coming to the conclusion that I had before I started reasoning, that you’re actually trying...
Read MoreRead MoreMindfulness in Treatment: Getting to Know Yourself The other area that's important that's come into the treatment field, when we're looking at kind of how to recover and become whole and become healthy, is what I would say the Eastern practices and I'll lose the categorize them as mindfulness and of yoga Mindfulness is around intention and attention If I meet s...
Read MoreRead MoreThe Spiritual Element of Recovery In many programs, that you would go to, to engage in recovery from addiction, there's a spiritual element to that program So we have a spiritual program or something like this And the most common spiritual traditions that they drawn are these Eastern traditions, Buddhism, the yoga, the mindfulness, meditation, these kinds of things And honestly, I don't...
Read MoreRead MoreOne of the things I don't talk about as much--but it's so important--is the physical aspects of treating addiction Now this doesn’t necessarily pertain to people who are already “fitness freaks” There's a whole group of people that come into treatment and their primary coping tool is the gym and eating well For those people, they're not gonna get the same kind of relief from t...
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