The Rebound Effect (Tricks of Addiction)
I explore how drugs can trick an individual into thinking they are worse in some area of life then they actually are, and why they think drugs make them better in this area.
I explore how drugs can trick an individual into thinking they are worse in some area of life then they actually are, and why they think drugs make them better in this area.
Integration of the addict identity into ones greater sense of self is crucial someone when it comes to entering and maintaining recovery. In this post I explore why this is so important and how society makes this hard to do.
Awareness of ones own mind is extremely important in those who have addiction so that they can recognize when the addiction entity is producing thoughts. While useless by itself if someone has treatment strategies that are effective for them this recognition can allow them to realize the importance of lifelong enactment of such strategies.