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Ten tips to overcome an addiction

What is an addiction? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), we understand addiction as a physical and psycho-emotional illness where a dependence on a substance, activity or relationship develops caused by the satisfaction that its use generates in the person. Alcohol, food, drugs, theft, gambling, sex, technology, relationships. Everything can become an addiction when its absence generates anxiety, anguish and even depression. How can we overcome an addiction ? Fortunately it can, yes, although the ease or difficulty of recovery will depend on the degree of addiction and the addictive object. It is not the same to depend on a partner than to abuse alcohol, for example. In any case, here are the ten basic tips to overcome an addiction that most psychology professionals agree on: Decalogue to fight addiction Admit the problem and decide to make a change . The first and undoubted step before any addiction - or any pathology - is to accept reality and be aware that the addiction that one has is not healthy and damages health. Become aware . You already know that you have a problem, an addiction. Now, are you willing to make the change? Analyze how willing you are to overcome the addiction. To achieve recovery you must want to improve. Do not think that you are crazy . Eliminate your prejudices and keep an open mind. Mental pathologies do not mean being crazy and anyone can fall into an addiction, an innate response to cover deeper problems or anguish. There is the real personal work - analyzing what has motivated the pathology - but for this, first, the symptoms of addiction must be treated and eradicated. Start a psychological treatment! No one better than a therapist will be able to guide you adequately in the steps of your recovery. You will be able to express yourself openly and find within yourself the answers to your own questions. The psychologist is the guide who opens the door to your personal tools to enhance them. Join a support group . Although it seems like a movie, it is reality. An addiction brings the feeling of loneliness and misunderstanding but, as they say, "you are not alone." There are many people who are going through or have been through this same situation so why not support each other? Therapeutic support groups are essential in addiction pathologies since they allow us to share the experience, find ourselves protected and listen to the strategies of those who are in a better state. They are intimate spaces where there are no prejudices or shame: everyone is on the same level. Follow the prompts . Although some may sound illogical to you, all the therapeutic recommendations have their reason in the treatment. Think that if the addiction is ingrained, your unconscious will look for any possibility to unleash the symptom - whatever the reason for the addiction. So, even if it costs, stick to all the guidelines. If they are imposed on you, it is for a reason. Ask for the help and collaboration of the closest and / or coexistence people . Overcoming an addiction on your own is very difficult and even with psychological help, it is also important to have the support of the closest people. Family, partner or friends must know what is happening and how to act in order to help you maintain these guidelines that can be so difficult to follow. Thus, they can help you in moments of greatest weakness and move you away from the object of addiction. Avoid direct temptations but don't shy away from natural social activities . This means that you avoid those contexts that are destined to the reason for your addiction - for example, if you suffer from alcoholism, do not go to a “bottle”. But it also does not mean that you avoid all social contact that derives from a healthy or logical context - for example, a dinner in a restaurant; in this case it is not the same context as a "bottle" and, although there are those who can order alcoholic beverages, not all diners will do so or you can ask for the help of a friend. Take special care when you start to improve . These are moments when you can easily get carried away by the happiness of being well and think the typical phrase "for once nothing happens." Yes, it happens, but don't beat yourself up either. The key is not to minimize relapses and to be able to take them to therapy in order to analyze the situation. Bear in mind that you have relapsed but that it is not your downfall. Relapses are understood as a natural process in the recovery from an addiction, the improvement of which is observed when they become increasingly spaced in time. Remember that YES it can be overcome . Never forget it and keep it in mind. Even if you relapse, even when difficult times come and where you feel most vulnerable, have the optimism and strength to push forward. If others have been able, you too. So forget the idea of ​​"I am different" or "I will not be able to" because it is totally false: from the same that we can all fall, we can all get up.

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