TransformYourLife

We often hear that people enter therapy for recovery from addiction or repeating harmful patterns and heal temporarily. After staying clean for 2-3 months they again relapse into old behaviors. The main reason for the relapse is pseudo recovery. What this means is that sometimes in a fit of exasperation people decide that they want to change but the underlying issues are not fully fixed; hence when the inner pain from issues crops up again, the behaviors relapse. In order to have permanent recovery, the following steps will have to be taken a)        Hitting true bottom-There comes a day when a person decides they can’t live this way anymore and will do what it takes to change and then stay recovered. This is called true bottom. b)       Addressing underlying issues-All harmful behaviors stem from unhealed emotional wounds and emotional pain/adaptation from childhood. They must be resolved and fixed . c)   ...

Excessive drinking Porn addiction Sex addiction Over-eating Excessive exercising Workaholism/over achievement  till the point of dropping with exhaustion The above are some of the examples of overdoing some of the activities that people do.Everyone overeats or excessively works sometimes but constantly engaging in these excesses is detrimental to the body.It results in overweight,no time for self and breaking down from exhaustion.Furthermore, if a person has a porn or sex addiction it can lead to the demise of relationship with partner and also lead to fear or inability to feel intimacy. It is hence necessary to check and see where these excesses stem from , what our body and subconscious is trying to tell us via them and what we can do to heal. Let us divide the excesses into two categories 1.Addictions-Food and alcohol,porn, sex 2.Subtle "addictions" -Workaholism, over exercise Before we proceed a notch higher, we must understand that all our actions, ...

What is social media addiction Checking social media like FB,twitter,Instagram,snapchat multiple times a day or posting on these platforms multiple times a day and checking for likes /comments Why is social media addictive It has been designed to be interesting and the updates make it all the more fun What is difference between normal surfing and addiction Normal surfing Normal surfing is when you’re normal when you surf-you do not get a special high from it You do not experience withdrawal symptoms if you’re wifi is down or if your network is down You can stay away from social media for few days without feeling like you’re recovering from an avalanche You check social media 1-2 times a day and whatever happens there doesn’t affect you much Addiction You check social media every 15 minutes-at work, during meetings, in the cab You post regularly and insist on likes and views to feel validated Posting selfies in new clothing all the time Posting...