Jan 15 2009
Overcoming Addiction for Drug Addicts Requires Overwhelming Force
Overcoming addiction is a huge challenge for any drug addict and anyone who has gone through the process and achieved any sort of long term sobriety will tell you that it is the challenge of a lifetime.
Nearly every single drug addict underestimates the challenge at first and so no one will get it right on their first try.
This is due mostly to the conditioning that we have experienced with other learning events in our lives. We are used to putting in a modest effort with something new like this and getting out modest results. Unfortunately this does not hold when it comes to overcoming addiction and the only way to achieve good results is to use overwhelming force.
Here are some examples of using overwhelming force to overcome addiction:
1) Long term treatment - always a strong choice, especially if other recovery strategies have failed (such as daily meeting attendance, short term residential treatment, outpatient, or counseling). In my opinion, long term treatment actually provides you with the greatest possible level of support and structure in your life if you are sincere about changing for good.
2) 90 meetings in 90 days (or more) - most people think this suggestion is a bit over-the-top. Of course this is before they realize that going to a few meetings per week led them to relapse. Remember that we almost always underestimate what it will take to remain sober at first.
3) Changing people, places, and things and restructuring our entire life - this sounds like a lot too. Well it is, duh! Addiction is a lifestyle and if you want to overcome it then you have to find a new lifestyle.
In essence the real scope of the challenge is that you must create a new life. This is a tall order, yes. That is why overcoming addiction requires overwhelming force. You are literally re-making your own life.
Not easy but definitely worth it. Addiction help often comes in the way of radical change. Think big.
Are you up for the challenge?
Instant download: A complete guide for recovering drug addicts.