Addiction

Therapy can be a regular, reliable support if you are working on letting go of addictions.

You may  be addicted to:

  • cigarettes,
  • alcohol,
  • drugs either illicit or prescription,
  • a certain relationship or job,
  • unhealthy behaviors,
  • overspending,
  • gambling or
  • biting your fingernails.

Whatever the addiction is, it is probably easily replaced by another, and  so the vicious cycle goes on.

Addiction Help

Letting go of addiction can  be one of the most challenging and most rewarding things an addicted person could ever do. If you really want to change your life, therapy can be a very valuable tool along the way.

Useful links

Addiction treatment facilities:

Both these rehabilitation programs offer detox and rehabilitation. They support total abstinence within a therapeutic community model.

www.phoenixhouse.org

www.SouthPacificPrivate.com.au

Helpful Tips

  • Surround yourself with good, supportive company – this includes friends and family (if they are going to help you) and support groups.
  • Replace the unhealthy with healthy and focus your attention on it.
    Highly structure your time to help take your mind off the old ways.
  • Have regular support to explore how you are going, update your strategies for coping while also working on the underlying psychological contributors to help you make lasting changes.