Episode #84 Address Your Addiction
Life may be all about choices, but that doesn’t mean that circumstances only play a minor role. In this week’s sequel to their conversation Resist The Temptation, Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Justin Brown discuss a devastating disease and offer hope for healing.
Show Notes
I can’t imagine taking a month off of my life to try to get my life back together. But is it worth it? I would say, yes.Dr. Justin Brown
Five Problems
- Temptation is human, but addiction is a disease.
- Relapse is an inevitable part of the healing process.
- We will be unable to address our addictions if we can’t first admit that they exist.
- We often allow addiction to continue for years before seeking help.
- What we have built in 10, 15, or 20 years cannot be reversed in 10, 15, or 20 days.
Three Principles
- It can be freeing to acknowledge that addiction is a disease because diseases are explainable, they are not entirely our fault, and they can be treated.
- We don’t get to choose whether we have an addiction, but we do get to choose whether we pursue treatment.
- A few weeks or months of drastic steps to address our addictions could cure us from years of future consequences.
Three Practices
- Write a list of every way that your addiction hurts you and others.
- In order to motivate difficult decisions and scary sacrifices, envision what your life would be like if addiction played a less prominent role.
- Take that first and most difficult step of addressing your addiction: ask for help.
In This Episode
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