Many Drug rehab programs are unsuccessful since their curriculum is weak.
They lack the energy and knowledge to take the addicted and restructure them to a higher calibration.
A chemically addicted persons cells are permeated with each drugs DNA signature.
The addicted becomes wholly addicted: mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
Every human has two selves, the physical and the ego self (which consists of the emotional, spiritual, and mental).
At birth there is a never-ending conflict between human nature and its desires.
People who have a weak ego have low self-mastery.
They have a hard time resisting addictions.
These people spend their whole life running after their addictions and end up sucked into the swamp of despair.
They remain captive and worship the chemical of their choice.
To be able to escape from the chains of their bad decisions, requires an infusion of light and hope into the ego self.
To leave their self-imposed prison requires outside help.
If the ego remains weak, lost, confused and swindled, sobriety will never be obtained.
Desire and self-awareness are the 1st steps toward sobriety.
Denial and pride are immense barriers that restrain the addicted from escaping their chains.
Humility, a willingness to abstain and emerge out of secrecy takes gut wrenching strength that some addicts cannot summon up, especially by themselves.
The single most effective counseling tool that can help people come out of their self made prison is cognitive restructuring.
Cognitive restructuring allows the addicts to overcome their faulty thinking and self destructive behaviors.
If this first step is never taken, the last can never be achieved.
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