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addiction and recovery question by Cerwin: Can I burn multi formats on one media to advertise my ministry at chruch (webpage -html, dvd and audio)?
I an looking to pass out information on my ministry (Christ centered addiction recovery). I would like to be able for someone to be able to place the cd into the computer and have a webpage format on screen (not a website) or put the cd into the car player and hear an audio format or put the cd into a dvd player and get a video message. All of this on one CD or other media….. IS this possible and where do I go to find out how?
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Understanding several different types of Addictions…
Article by viraj sawant
Addictions eventually catch up with you and change your life in such a way that you will have to face the fact that you need help. Recovering from addictions usually happens once you have hit the bottom and finally realize that you need help from outside sources so that you can lead a life that is addiction free. There are many types of addictions that will have a devastating affect on your life.Addictions eventually catch up with you and change your life in such a way that you will have to face the fact that you need help. Recovering from addictions usually happens once you have hit the bottom and finally realize that you need help from outside sources so that you can lead a life that is addiction free. There are many types of addictions that will have a devastating affect on your life.
Addictions, and recovery from them, require that you actively seek help from a source other than yourself. You may want to start by consulting with your family doctor or with an addiction counselor. This is a good place to start since it will be important to access both your emotional and your physical behavior as they are related to your addictions and your substance abuse. You and your doctor will need to decide what is going to work best for you in order that you stop using your drug of choice. It won’t matter what your type of addiction is since all addictions require the same amount of professional help and support.
There are several different types of addictions that you may or may not already be aware of. Addictions include:
People become addicted to many types of substances. Many people become addicted to medications and other substances. There are some substances that are more addictive than others. For instance, drugs like heroin are so addictive and it can take it only one or two uses before a person is addicted.
A person who is addicted to cocaine has grown so used to the drug that they feel they can’t live without it. Addiction can be physical, psychological, or both. Physical addiction is when a person has become physically dependent on a substance.
Over time a person will build up a tolerance to that substance, so that they need a larger dose so that they get the same effects. When an addict who is physically addicted to a substance stops using they may experience withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal can be much like having the flu and include symptoms such as the shakes, diarrhea, and weakness.
Believe that Recovery is Possible!
Freedom from addictions is often referred to as “recovery”. There are many temporary solutions for freedom from addictions but there are really only two ways to permanently overcome addictions.
One of the most common methods of overcoming addictions is to be firm with the practice of abstinence. This means that you completely stop using your drug of choice so that you have no way to continue to feed addictions. This means that the alcoholic can never have another drink and that the gambling addict can never again go to a casino or other place where any type of gambling action takes place.
This method of abstinence, however, won’t work with food addictions since you cannot stop eating. Wanting to give up your addictions is one thing, but to actually to follow through with abstinence is usually very difficult for an addict. Many addicts think that they can continue with their addictions but to only use their drug of choice in a moderate manner. For most people with addictions this is only a dream and wishful thinking. Full recovery from addictions for most addicts will mean a lifetime of abstinence from their drug of choice.
For those addicts with addictions that can be controlled by limiting the drug of choice in a moderate manner, there is the realistic goal those addictions can be overcome permanently. These types of addictions include food addictions, shopping addictions, and sexual addictions. The addict will need to decide how much moderation they need to exercise before their addictions take over with addictive behavior once again. This is the path of recovery from addictions.
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addiction and recovery question by 77junglesoldier: hi my name is pete, is there anyone ouit there living with bipolar and in recovery from addictions?
i wanted to know that i am not alone, i am living with bipolar disorder and was wondering if thier is support groups in the london area for this where and when please e-mail if anyone knows of support groups for bipolar, thank-u wwwptlplaurentino@yahoo.ca
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Answer by desertskieswoman hi Pete….I went thru re-hab in March 05…..was also diagnosed with bi-polar at the time….did well for a while…but I really really hated taking the meds, so I stopped…..I still party now and then, nothing like I used to….but I have started reconnecting with my old friends, the ones I dumped to hang out with a faster crowd, or whatever……they still loved me, as did my husband, and that was better than meds in so many ways……..I had some horrible times, but they are getting better…I exercise, go camping and fishing just about every weekend.I am sorry I don’t live in London, I have a cousin who does tho…….But you are not alone. You can email me. Check out my blog and see the beautiful place I live.
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Beating Addiction and Finding Recovery
Article by Patrick Meninga
Beating addiction is a journey, not an event. Any recovering alcoholic or addict will tell you that overcoming addiction is a process that unfolds before you for the rest of your life. But what exactly does this process entail, and how can we go about pursuing it successfully?
Surrender
Before you can even attempt to beat any form of drug or alcohol addiction, you have to surrender fully to the disease. What exactly does this mean?
It means you have to stop fighting with yourself in terms of trying to control your use. You have to give up the idea that you might one day be able to drink or use drugs like a normal person can. If you are hanging on to the idea that one day you might be able to control your drinking or drugging and thus use successfully, then you are setting yourself up for failure.
Surrender is a process. It just happens; I’m not sure that you can really initiate it if you are truly not ready to give up. Most people would say you have to “hit bottom” first. If you are still having fun with drinking and drugging, then chances are not good that you can surrender to the disease. It is only after addiction has caused you a lot of misery that surrender becomes possible. It is only after the fun times are long gone that a person might consider the idea of recovery.
Beating addiction is a tough road and it takes a monumental effort. The alternative is to continue to self medicate and that is so much easier, even in the face of grave consequences.
Supercharge your recovery with a holistic approach Because addiction attacks a person’s mind, body, and spirit, the solution must also address each of these areas of your life. That is what makes a holistic approach so useful in recovery. So often in recovery I have seen people focus heavily in one area and neglect the others. This always leads to relapse.
A holistic approach addresses these problems. You physically abstain from chemicals and start treating your physical body much better. At the same time a successful recovery program will push you to grow spiritually. You’ll also mature emotionally as you repair relationships, and also socially as you develop a sober network of friends in recovery.
Don’t just eliminate….create a new life
Beating addiction requires you to replace an entire lifestyle. It’s not just the drugs and the alcohol that was ruining our lives; it was the lifestyle that went along with it all.
When we get clean and sober, there are a number of different holes in our life. One of the main holes is the time and activities associated with actually using the drugs and the alcohol. Maybe we went to certain bars, hung out with certain people and used drugs, or whatever the case may be. We all had our “watering holes.” And we spent a lot of time at them.
So really what we are faced with in order to beat addiction is to fill those holes. We can’t just sit around and expect to stay entertained…this is a recipe for relapse. Instead we need to create a new life in recovery. This is a whole topic in and of itself that can be expanded on a great deal.
Find a passionate replacement strategy
Another one of the “holes” in early recovery is the spiritual void that is left when we remove the drugs and the alcohol. Beating addiction requires you to fill that hole–be it through spiritual, religious, or natural means. But there is definitely a need for purposeful and passionate living to replace the fervor with which we pursed chemicals in our addiction.
There are a number of creative replacement strategies that can be used to grow spiritually, and there are a number of ways to start exploring the creative life in recovery. Beating addiction can be purposeful and exciting.
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Gambling Addiction and The Family
Article by Michelle Tee
Families of Those With A Gambling Addiction
When a family member has a gambling addiction it can effect the entire family unit negatively. The family member with the gambling problem creates tremendous tension within the family unit that can effect all members of the family in a variety of ways.
Children of those with a gambling addiction tend to suffer the most. In severe cases, children of those with a gambling problem are brought to the casino and are waiting on the sidelines for hours while their parents are in the casino gambling. In more extreme cases, many children are left in the car while their parents are in the casino throwing out all of their hard-earned money.
Studies have also shown that the family member with the gambling problem can also become extremely verbally, physically, and emotionally abusive due to the stress of the addiction. This can be devastating to young children and adolescents as they are trying to succeed academically and socially.
The financial ramifications for families can also be devastating as well. Money that is supposed to be used for food, gas, shelter, medical bills, and other necessities becomes unavailable as it is squandered away by the gamblers. Debt piles up very fast, and the financial future of the family becomes severely threatened.
Many families who file for bankrupty have been the result of having a compulsive gambler in the household gambling away all of their savings and credit. It is a tragic state of affairs that leads to homelessness, despair, and worse of all suicide.
If you have a loved one who is in the grip of this horrible addiction, intervention is imperative. The first thing you can do is reach out for help. I put some resources below that can help you get started so you can help your family get on the road to recovery.
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addiction and recovery question by just someone: what is your definition of abstinence and recovery? for people with an addiction?
curious to see what peoples own definitions are and how they maintain a sober lifestyle thank you
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Answer by Mike Abstinence is the complete stop in said addiction.
Recovery is any progress being made about the addiction. You could be doing less, doing health things in addition to the drugs that might make it less harmful, etc.
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Working a 12-step program helps keep many recovering addicts and alcoholics sober, but not necessarily happy. They are often left with unresolved feelings of fear, anger, and grief about their lives. Addiction and Grief looks at the emotional "bottom" of recovery. Just as one needs to hit bottom with drinking or using in order to begin recovery, eventually one will also hit an emotional bottom of fear, anger, and grief. Recovery author Barb Rogers challenges readers in recovery to investigate th
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Abstinence In Drug Addiction And Alcoholism: Am I Cured?
Article by Bill Urell
For those in drug and alcohol addiction recovery, sure as the sun will rise tomorrow, this thought will arise sooner or later: “I haven’t had a drink or a drug in a while, I wonder if I am cured?”.
It is the desire of many alcoholics or addicts to be able to use again like ‘normal people’. But is this possible?
Given this mindset, the user will attempt to pound square pegs into round holes, searching out any justification that will again allow use. On the surface, the idea of being cured from addiction because a person has not had a drink or drug in a while seems logical. There is a fatal flaw to this concept.
The flaw in this thinking is that it is simply time away from use that is the cure. Here’s an analogy using that logic: If a person is allergic to wheat and has really unpleasant reactions, they stay away from eating wheat products. Why would they assume that after a week, month or year, they could eat wheat products with impunity?
There is an overwhelming body of evidence that shows that an addicts or alcoholics brain and body has different reactions to drugs and alcohol than a non-addict. Time away from use is not a factor, biology is. With the improvement in brain imaging technology, we can now see the incontrovertible evidence of irreversible adaptations in the brain as a result of addiction.
If we look at the old adage of ‘Once you cross the line, you can never go back’, in terms of being unable to reverse biological changes, there is no ‘cure’. Every year or two there seems to be eager announcements in the press about a ‘magic pill’ that will allow a safe return to use. This has simply not happened.
The topic of controlled drinking was a hot one some years ago. The evidence over time has shown overwhelmingly that it simply does not work for people who are addicted. Anecdotally, in my career as an addiction therapist, I have never once had a patient call me up and say that he had returned to using, had no further bad consequences, relationships are great, life is good. Never.
Instead of thinking in terms of a cure, it is more productive to think in terms of stopping the problem. There is, of course a solution to keeping the disease of addiction in a permanent state of remission, and that is ongoing abstinence.
The key is learning how to stay in a state of continued abstinence.
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addiction and recovery question by janemdm54: where to find lesbians in long term recovery from food addiction,women who live the 12 Step way of life.?
I would like to be connecting with other women in recovery.Im seeking a soulmate and am in long term recovery myself.
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Answer by justin_thyme_00 Overeaters annonymous would be a place to start. Most of the women in it will be straight, but all will be recovering. You could go the other way, join the metropolitan community church, which would put you in a pool of lesbians, then look for a 12-stepper.
If you were addicted to dancing instead of food, you’d have a shorter road. Dancers Annonymous is a Texas group; it is a two-step program.
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'From Death Do I Part: How I freed Myself From Addiction' is written for all addicts, but especially for those who have not been helped by Alcoholics Anonymous or drug and alcohol rehab facilities. 'From Death Do I Part' is an intimate exposure of Amy Lee Coy's courageous journey through recovery from over 20 years of substance abuse--without the aid of conventional methods such as AA, psychiatry or medication. In 'From Death Do I Part' Amy shares with us her recovery process in such a way that
