overcoming addictions

 

Addictions Are More than Just Drugs

When you ask most people what additions are they’ll tend to mention drugs, gambling and smoking but actually anything can become addictive once your brain's Reward Pathway takes over… I’ve personally worked with people addicted to exercise, psychic hotlines, shopping and more!

An addiction is something you feel compelled to do, no longer want to do and feel guilty (even angry) afterwards. An addict is not in conscious control of their addiction, regardless of what they may initially think.

The Reward Pathway is designed for the survival of the species whose three key needs are food, shelter and procreation. It releases dopamine and serotonin as needed; it is controlled by the limbic system as it is primitive and survivalist.

All Behaviours Have a Purpose

Trying to remove an addiction without identifying its purpose is fundamentally wrong to brain function. All behaviours have a purpose, so for what purpose that behaviour? What not being met that has led your brain to look for an alternative reward/escape process?

You Need Will Power!

Maybe you have or heard it said, “I just don’t have

Please consider for a minute that is a battle between conscious and unconscious mind or primitive and executive brain. In Transactional Analysis (TA) they use adult where parent and child are the two parts conflict. Stop fighting and start resolving the conflict.

Overcoming addiction is not about withdrawal

Canadian psychologist Bruce Alexander published his research ‘Rat Park’ in 1981, which has smashed the old idea of addiction and withdrawal. And David Eagleman used neuroscience to help a lady overcome her meth addiction. Both approaches did not focus on drug replacement or withdrawal.

If you are interested in learning more, we are running a CPD day Overcoming Addiction and Smoking Cessation in Birmingham. Call Mark on 0121 251 6172 or email

We will cover:

• Why withdrawal doesn’t have to be painful or difficult
• How addiction stops us getting our emotional needs met
• Why addiction is not a biological
• How to see through the illusions addiction offers us
• Why relapse is not a problem – and how to use what it teaches you to ensure success
• How to be ‘high on life’ and get more satisfaction out of life as a consequence
• How to protect yourself in the future and avoid switching from one addiction to another.

You will leave with a deeper understanding of Addictions and Addictive Behaviour.

You will leave with an effective approach to enable FREEDOM fro Addition

What next?

If you are interested in learning more, we are running a CPD day Overcoming Addiction and Smoking Cessation in Birmingham. Call Mark on 0121 251 6172 or email