Understanding Addiction and the Simplicity of Cure

First let me explain what addiction is. Addiction is frequently being compelled to indulge in a behavior that offers short-term relief, but long term damage in any area of your life (heath, relationships, finance and work to name just a few areas). The important word here is compelled.

Addiction is a difficult challenge to overcome. Not because the addictive behavior is hard to break once the addict realizes they have an addiction, but because addiction is shrouded in denial, preventing the addict from seeing their behavior with clarity.

Denial is created by the addict in a bid to protect them from the loss they perceive they will endure if they give up the addictive behavior or substance. Perceive is a very important word here because the addict actually does not gain anything from their addiction at all. Their addiction gradually and systematically destroys every area of the addicts life until all that is left is the addiction. As each area of the addicts life is slowly destroyed, the addict clings more and more to the addiction because the addiction is perceived to be a pleasure. The key to breaking any addiction is to break the cycle of faulty thinking that keeps the addict enmeshed in this cycle. So the good news is, addiction can be overcome a lot easier than we all think possible.

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