As I have said often before - the first step in healing, whether it be alcoholism, drug addiction or whatever - is understanding what you're dealing with.
Because once you understand something - in this case the nature of addiction - you can let go of all your preconceptions that keep you stuck and prevent you from moving forward.
Having predetermined and inflexible ideas about a subject, as many do with regards alcohol and drug addiction, just means we make it make it far more difficult for ourselves in trying to beat an addiction (or help someone else with theirs).
So step number one needs to be you getting out of your own way, getting the information/knowledge you need - and then moving forward from there to start your journey of healing and recovery.
Too many of us have a need to be right, rather than just staying open-minded to a subject. In certain cases there is nothing wrong with that - but when you're dealing with issues as important as alcoholism and drug addiction - there is no place for egos.
A particularly controversial subject around understanding drug addiction and alcoholism is the argument over whether or not they can in fact be regarded as a disease. In the bigger scheme of things, not agreeing with the addiction or alcoholism as a disease argument, shouldn't prevent you from doing everything you can to beat an addiction - whether your own or someone you love.
Another subject that often creates controversy - is the causes of addiction. Science is now proving that addictive tendencies are increasingly being passed on through the genes, which is unfortunately something many people still don't accept.
For more in-depth information around these subjects, follow the links in the resource box provided. But my point is - ultimately these issues should be secondary to doing whatever is necessary to get clean and sober. - 15275
Because once you understand something - in this case the nature of addiction - you can let go of all your preconceptions that keep you stuck and prevent you from moving forward.
Having predetermined and inflexible ideas about a subject, as many do with regards alcohol and drug addiction, just means we make it make it far more difficult for ourselves in trying to beat an addiction (or help someone else with theirs).
So step number one needs to be you getting out of your own way, getting the information/knowledge you need - and then moving forward from there to start your journey of healing and recovery.
Too many of us have a need to be right, rather than just staying open-minded to a subject. In certain cases there is nothing wrong with that - but when you're dealing with issues as important as alcoholism and drug addiction - there is no place for egos.
A particularly controversial subject around understanding drug addiction and alcoholism is the argument over whether or not they can in fact be regarded as a disease. In the bigger scheme of things, not agreeing with the addiction or alcoholism as a disease argument, shouldn't prevent you from doing everything you can to beat an addiction - whether your own or someone you love.
Another subject that often creates controversy - is the causes of addiction. Science is now proving that addictive tendencies are increasingly being passed on through the genes, which is unfortunately something many people still don't accept.
For more in-depth information around these subjects, follow the links in the resource box provided. But my point is - ultimately these issues should be secondary to doing whatever is necessary to get clean and sober. - 15275
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