Addictions Counselling |
Are you addicted? The 3-C Formula:
What is a 'Dry-Drunk'?
A dry drunk means giving up the alcohol/drugs while still maintaining all the old behaviour patterns associated with the addiction. For example, selfishness, impatience, negativity, not taking responsibility for actions, easily getting upset, lying, manipulating, isolating, and so on.
Recovery
Recovery from addiction is a process, and it requires changes in thinking, feeling, behaviours, relationships, and lifestyle. It is the result of hard work, and not of luck or good fortune. Recovery is more than being free of substances. It means living a life with meaning, which involves healthy, fulfilling relationships with yourself and with others.
Given the complexity of addiction, it is extremely difficult to overcome on your own. Getting help from a counsellor or peer-support group is a great way of setting yourself up for success in recovery.
Addictions Counselling may include:
Workshop: Art Therapy For Addictions
- Control - Do you have difficulty setting and maintaining limits? Do you find it difficult to predict what will happen when you use?
- Compulsion - Do you plan your days and your energy around your use? Are you always planning to use, using, or recovering from use?
- Consequences - Do you continue using, in spite of the bad things that are happening because of your use (failing relationships, financial difficulties, legal problems, health problems)?
What is a 'Dry-Drunk'?
A dry drunk means giving up the alcohol/drugs while still maintaining all the old behaviour patterns associated with the addiction. For example, selfishness, impatience, negativity, not taking responsibility for actions, easily getting upset, lying, manipulating, isolating, and so on.
Recovery
Recovery from addiction is a process, and it requires changes in thinking, feeling, behaviours, relationships, and lifestyle. It is the result of hard work, and not of luck or good fortune. Recovery is more than being free of substances. It means living a life with meaning, which involves healthy, fulfilling relationships with yourself and with others.
Given the complexity of addiction, it is extremely difficult to overcome on your own. Getting help from a counsellor or peer-support group is a great way of setting yourself up for success in recovery.
Addictions Counselling may include:
- BioPsychoSocial assessment
- Education on the nature of addiction and the fundamentals of recovery
- Understanding and recognizing triggers, and learning how to manage them
- Referral to residential addiction treatment centres when needed
- Development of a relapse prevention plan
- Development of a recovery support network
- Making lifestyle changes that support recovery from addiction
- Finding a sense of meaning in life which will make sobriety worth fighting for
Workshop: Art Therapy For Addictions
