The big core principle in The Freedom Model for Addictions is the idea that you can base your choice to quit/moderate your substance use around the conscious belief that quitting or moderating is the happier option than your current style of heavy use. I bolded the ier at the end of happier in the previous… Continue reading In The Freedom Model, happiness is the central motivator of change, but you don’t need to be happy to solve your substance use problem.
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The myth that alcohol relieves stress
Wanna deal with your “self-medication” based addiction? Try this: recognize the fact that your substance use isn’t medicating anything, that is, that you are taking the wrong medicine. Once you know this, you can stop it. Let’s tackle the issue of stress, a ubiquitous experience that is widely believed to be relieved by alcohol. This… Continue reading The myth that alcohol relieves stress