Drug Abuse: The Forgotten Five-Steps
Drug abuse is not a disease!
Contrary to what other programs may have led you to believe, you are more than a "client" to be treated or labeled with a disease of drug abuse. You have choices, motivation and free will. Your future depends, not on the theories and opinions of drug abuse counselors and drug abuse doctors, but on that inner desire you have to be more than you are now.
What I have done is researched exactly what has worked for those who rid themselves of drug abuse forever. I listened! What I found was a common theme that all these people used to end drug abuse and live the lives they always dreamed. It amazed me how simple these themes (or steps) were, and how readily available they were to utilize in our lives and end drug abuse.
Get out of your head
Be selfless not selfish
Do something
Choose a goal
Establish meaning in your life
I explain these five-steps and how to use them in the ebook I created The Forgotten Five-Steps. Below you will find some excerpts on other topics and issues discussed. There are many theories about drug abuse. What I wanted to do is give actual and practical advice, steps and tools on exactly what can be done by those with an drug abuse and those who try to help resolve the drug abuse.
The EbookThe Forgotten Five-Steps
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These five simple and clear steps can guide you on the road to end drug abuse and live a drug abuse free and happy life.
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I also talk of many other issues surrounding drug abuse, what one can do to overcome drug abuse, and how those around him can help. Here are a few excerpts from the ebook about different drug abuse topics.
Codependency
"You are not sick, and caring is not a disease. Everyone struggles with difficult times in their lives and often these difficult times are caused by the behavior of someone close to you. No matter what you may have been told, the addict does not continue using alcohol or drugs because of something you said or did. You are not codependent and you cannot enable him/her to continue drinking or using drugs."
Denial
"Those who abuse alcohol or drugs know exactly what they are doing, and I must say are damn good at it. They can deceive and manipulate about anyone to get their next fix.
The point here is that there is no denial, only what the addict is choosing to value. It's difficult, but we have to put it in perspective to see the individual where they are at and where they want to be....it is what the addict is choosing to place importance on."
Why can't they quit?
"Until he realizes that addiction is a choice, he cannot regain control and ownership of his life."
Self-esteem issues
"He must come to realize that his individual worth is not because he is “sober” but because he is alive."
Relapse
"If he does “relapse” it is not because he has a disease, but because he chose to deal with his fear by avoidance."
He wants to quit, but can't seem to make it work
"So why can't people quit drugs or alcohol when everything they say indicates they want to? Simply, they feel they cannot live life without it. They have made the wrong choices for so long and depended on their addictions as a crutch. To stop drinking or using drugs would strip them of the only constant they know:
The ability to control their fear and helplessness in a way they perceive as most effective for their particular situation."
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