An addiction is a disease that manifests itself in the impossibility of the person to control the consumption of some substance (alcohol, drugs, tobacco, medicines, etc.) Addiction causes a personal imbalance in people, which breaks their lives and can also cause other serious organic and mental pathologies.
However, although it may seem difficult, all addictions can be overcome; research in the science of addiction and the treatment of substance use disorders, whether alcohol, drugs or others, has allowed the development of interventions that help people stop abusing the use of said substances, and resume a productive and healthy life.
Addiction Treatment
Addiction treatment is complex and not easy, but it can be successfully overcome. At CenitPsicología, we can help you overcome this problem since addictions do not have to be a life sentence. You decide, and we support you all the way so that you can overcome your addictions and be you again.
Much research shows that the most effective addiction treatment combines medication with behavioural therapy. According to several studies, this is the best way to help people who suffer from this type of problem, and at CenitPsicología, we can help you with this aspect of behavioural therapy.
What Is Behavioural Therapy To Overcome Addictions?
Behavioural treatments help the person modify their attitudes and behaviours related to drug use, alcoholism, and tobacco… and increase their abilities to recover their life.
This therapy aims to teach the affected person to handle stressful circumstances and environmental cues that could trigger an intense craving for addiction to these substances and give rise to another cycle of compulsive use.
Behavioural therapies help to avoid this and learn to control such situations in another way. They also help people stay longer in treatment, making it easier for them to be completely successful in recovering their lives.
Group Interventions
Group therapies are, for many, more effective than individual therapies. Several psychology experts share this idea, such as Judye Hess, a clinical psychologist who works in couples, family, and group therapy in Berkeley, California, or IrvisYalom, author of The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy.
It has been proven that sharing different experiences broadens the range of social tools to overcome a problem since all group members overcome their problems collectively. This causes group therapies to help the person gain greater confidence in others and themselves since they feel accepted in a social circle.
At CenitPsicologia, we work a lot with group activities to overcome this problem, and addiction treatment is very effective. It is a way to feel united in a group and overcome addiction problems in a shared way. This helps people to feel alone in the face of the problem, to create bonds with others and, above all, to overcome their addiction more simply.
Some Benefits Of Group Therapies Are:
- All the group members are in a situation of equality so that problems can be overcome in a simpler way.
- Anyone judges no one since everyone is there for a reason, so help and support are shared.
- Emotional ties are established between the group members, which helps them gain more confidence in themselves and improve their self-esteem and emotional stability.
- We learn from the problems of others. We all listen to each other and learn from our group mistakes. In this way, addiction treatment becomes easier to handle.
- We openly communicate our problems to other people; this helps to regain our self-confidence and self-esteem.
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