Heard in a AA meeting: “The problem is Me! The solution is Beyond Me! And the program of action is Let It Be!” “Is the stone heavy? Put it down and rest.” “Rest in just being – rather than doing.” The central affirmative action in Step 3 of the 12 Steps of Addiction Treatment is […]
12 Signs of Emotional Immaturity in Recovery The Dangers of Emotional immaturity in addiction recovery are discussed here. Emotional immaturity can be a real stumbling block to building a successful recovery. The dangers of this inability to cope with feelings include: * When people are emotionally immature, they will be far more likely to relapse […]
The Price of Privilege The following excerpt from The Price of Privilege about the price of enabling your child was published in the San Francisco Chronicle on June 25, 2006; page CM – 6, and has been adapted for Pathways Wellness Retreats. Mark L Lockwood, therapist says, “It provides a remarkable insight into enabling adult children, and […]
Withdrawal in addiction treatment recovery Different aspects of addiction withdrawal symptoms can be spotted, usually from a mile away, if you are aware enough of what to look for. Addicted folk, in the throes of relapse are characteristically not themselves in some way shape or form. Their behaviour is an obvious one, so we won’t […]
Putting Addiction Recovery principles into practice Putting Addiction Recovery principles into practice is not always as easy as learning the theory. This is why we teach experiential recovery principles. In other words ‘doing’ recovery is essentially where we want to take our clients from the get go. There is a wonderful, productive, meaningful and peaceful […]
The highest goal Love Addiction treatment therapists can have for clients is to help them realise the solutions to their problems lie within, and to pass on tools to help guide them to those powerful inner answers. This blog attempts to do just that – to provide the tools you can use to help yourself […]
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Do Romance and recovery in addiction work? As addicts, we often develop dependent personalities and learn to look to the world around us for fulfillment, unable to feel satisfied from within. Romance and recovery oftentimes go hand in hand. But this can have disastrous effects. I mean just think about it. If you weren’t managing […]
Understanding the cost of drug addiction It may be surprising to many that their purchase of drugs funds other illicit and illegal empires. The cocaine you buy is almost certainly funding human trafficking. Out of sight is not entirely out of mind. The consequences of supporting drug distribution are very real for many people. Movie […]
Call Now for help with gambling addiction treatment 082-442-4779 or email info@pathwaysplettrehab.co.za With gambling addiction treatment, the loss of control that some experience when gambling was described thousands of years ago in Indian Sanskrit. In the following story, Yudhishtira cannot stop even though he loses all his possessions, and then he even offers his wife as a bet. “Have […]