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:

Accepting human limitations without imposing limiting beliefs.

Internal link banner. Detox is not Recovery: Addiction is both biological and behavioral. The escape from life is an adaptation, remaining after the detox. Recovery has only begun. Once free of the blinding influence of the drug, we begin the real work of rebuilding life.

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.

Futures depend on action following thought. We must do more than dream to build better lives.

FLS Link. Insanity: Living with Addiction. Often families get lost in the battle over addiction. A loved one, for whatever reason, has succumb to chemical escapes. Lost in helplessness, and engaged in illogical arguments, the whole family loses their sanity.

Flourishing Life Society Link. Planning for a Successful Recovery.: Addiction recovery is difficult. We can't just meander through the obstacles, figuring it out as we go. We need an effective plan.

Change, even wonderful change, hurts. We must push against the flow to achieve something different.

Successful recovery demands a built in compassionate approach to relapses, working through the setbacks prevents the hopelessness that commonly infects paths to change.

External Links

External Link: Co-Dependency and a Person’s Healthy Relationships

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

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

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

External Link: Father recovering from addiction confronts past pain to create future joy

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.