꩜ Addiction
Addiction is when you are doing something repeatedly that you know is harmful, you want to stop, but it keeps happening. This can include alcohol, food, drugs, porn, sex, self-harm, or ANYTHING that “sort of works.”
By sort of works, I mean that it gives you enough of a desirable feeling (or lack of feeling anything) that you keep doing it, but it doesn’t solve the issue.
You have to do it again and again (thus “sort of” works). It also causes some kind of problem in your life. Addiction brings feelings like shame and guilt, which lead to using your addiction to change your feelings.
You are STRONGER than your addiction.
I’m here to help you TAP INTO THAT STRENGTH to become someone you are PROUD of!
To resolve addiction issues, lets look at how an addiction forms. Typically, the addiction starts out as something that feels good or provides relief from stress, boredom, or some other unwanted feeling.
If you are ready to address whatever your addiction is, then therapy will start with figuring out what need the addiction is trying to meet. We then come up with healthier ways to meet that need or heal the wound inside. Add a well-balanced life, coping skills, and a mindset that protects you from unnecessarily feeling overwhelmed and that addiction will be a thing of the past.