Remember to cure the patient as well as the disease - Dr. Aivan Barach

This may surprise you, but I believe that there is No one particular way of healing your addiction. Why? Because there are many ways to cook a chicken!

Here are some ways to cook a chicken, uhm I mean some of the ways people push open that jail door to freedom. If you haven't checked my first post Do you have a Hidden Addiction? (Check if you have any of them). Please click.

1. Spontaneous Maturity

There are those who got rid of their bad habits by growing up emotionally. In their younger years, they took drugs and abused alcohol. As they grew older, got married and had kids, their self-identity changed. They kicked their addictions and grew in self-confidence. Somehow, their love tanks were filled in the process.

2. Spiritual Conversion

My friend Tim is a classic story of a spiritual conversion that healed addictions. After attending a Life in the Spirit seminar, he stopped smoking and drinking on that very same day - cold turkey. Prior to that, Tim had been a heavy smoker and drinker for the past 30 years. What happened on that day!
Aside from the power of God, he felt these vices no longer his new identity. He saw himself as God's son, no longer alcoholic or smoker. Emotionally, he liked the new Tim.
Ultimately, God's love filled his love tank.

"3. Go Back to Your Past" Psychology

From experience, when another human being listens to you, doesn't judge you, and loves you, you get healed.
That's why Christian psychologist Larry Crabb says that the Christian Church should be the best place for healing in the world. Why? Because it should be the most loving place on earth, where listening, acceptance and respect are practiced.
I still believe that "Go Back to Your Past" psychology is great for diagnosis. But therein lies its weakness.

4. "Deal with the Present" Psychology

The other "division" of psychology doesn't believe that this "unearthing of the past" is the key to healing. It helps, but it isn't essential to healing. Instead, they believe that the real cure is dealing with the NOW.

For example, Reality Therapy pioneered by Dr. William Glasser helps people identify what they want in life and practice their power of choice.
The entire positive thinking genre made popular by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale falls in this category. Even NLP or Neuro-Linguistic Programming is included here. And many more. These approaches believe that by changing your present thinking and acting upon your choices, you change your life.

5. Practical Approach

A friend of mine stopped smoking by jogging, sucking menthol candies after meals, and staying away from smoker friends. His wife and kids were also very supportive. He swears by this route, and I don't doubt him. I think every time he took a baby step towards his goal, he felt good about himself. This feeling translated into greater self-respect, which meant that this love tank was getting filled up.

Each person has different needs.

And each person is build differently

So your way of filling up your love tank may be different from how I filled up mine. And I need to respect that.

The important thing is to start our journey towards freedom now.

Big thanks to Bo Sanchez' "STOP HIDDEN ADDICTIONS". Truly inspiring, that's why I shared this thought to you guys. It definitely helped me a lot.

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