Addiction

Addiction Recovery

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Habits serve wellness by reducing the cognitive load of daily choice. We create routine to alleviate pain and conserve resources. Within the realm of habit, addictions are born--some are behavioral, others chemical. Usually, addiction isn't the misfortune of happenstance, but a slowly integrated coping mechanism. We relieve psychological pain while slowly eroding the long term wellness of our lives.

Here at Flourishing Life Society, we recognize that a growing segment of our society have fallen into harmful addictions. FLS attention given to the process of change often has addiction in mind. We all struggle with change, moving forward, however, when change involves abandoning addictions, often a new life must be created as part of the process. We escape addiction, not from subtracting a substance but by adding meaning, purpose, and others to the desolate landscape of our experience.

FLS addiction articles to explore:

FLS Link. Contemplating Change: The contemplation stage of change is more than what we think, it is how we think, expanding our view, dismantling excuses, and building motivations.

Article on the impact of positive thinking exercises on addiction. Addiction impacts sufferers view of the world. Creating a perception of danger and unfairness. Adding positive thinking exercises to a daily routine can assist in the battle against addiction.

FLS Link. Society or the Individual: A battle rages, fingers are pointed but the epidemic lives on. Our approach to addiction as a society and individuals have failed. We need to do better.

FLS Link. Boredom and Relapse: The excitement of chasing highs, and scheming to support an addiction creates boredom in recovery, often leading to relapse. We must rediscover passion while befriending the difficult emotions of living.

We must compassionately care for the addicted. We can't know all the underlying causes; but many lie beyond their control.

FLS Link. Relapse Prevention: High-Risk Situations. Moving from detox to sustained recovery often travels through lapses. Preparing for lapses assists recovering drug and alcohol abusers achieve full recovery and regain control of their lives.

FLS linkj. Addiction: Disconnection from Everything Good. The mind adapts, adjusting to the chaos of physical dependency. These psychological adaptations form the addiction. The psychological adaptions stingily continue after detox.

Flourishing Life Society article Link: Accepting Imperfections

External Links

External Link: Treating Young Opioid Users: Residential vs. Outpatient?

External Link: How Healthy Living Can Help in Your Addiction Recovery

External Link: Why I Don’t Write Off Relapsed Addicts

External Link: Professionally Suspicious: Clinicians & Recovery Fellowships

External Link: What’s the Difference Between a “Former” Addict and a “Recovering” Addict?

External Link: Self-Reflection: My Struggle with Addiction

External Link: Mental Illness and Addiction: Which Came First?

To flourish, we must attend to progress, not stagnating in the present but on a course of improvement of mind, spirit and body.