Addictions Treatment Perth
Addictions are a major issue in Perth. Meth use is rampant despite record drug seizures. Humans can become addicted to almost any process, substance or experience. Common addictions include alcohol, recreational and prescription drugs, tobacco, food, work and sex. Drugs have an addictive component that can create substance dependence.
Our Addictions Treatment in Perth often works with people who have “addictive personalities”. In our sessions we help bring your addiction back into focus. In some cases, your addiction issues can come from abandonment or resulting anxiety.
How Do I Know If I Have An Addiction
A key sign of addiction is that your thinking changes as a result of your behaviour. This may cause you to alter every aspect of your life including your routines or friendships. Addictions can cause you to forsake everything else in your life as you are trying to “scratch that itch”. Often feelings of irritability and negative emotions can occur if you are unable to feed your addiction. Because of the negative feelings that can occur, you may commit more time and resources in to your issue.
If you are struggling with addiction and try to stop, you may have found that you either stop or fail. If you fail, this can cause a spiral effect that is worse than before. Feelings of discomfort and pain may arise as you try to quit your addictive behaviour. You may start lying about your problem, or deny and dismiss constructive feedback from others. You may not complete your normal responsibilities and you may be at risk of losing your job.
Who Do Addictions Occur
If you have an addiction, you may often mask or numb your pain through your behaviours. This often occurs because you don’t want to face a painful fact or event. Because of this, you lack self control and sound judgement due to your addiction to resolve the issue. You may invest a great amount of time and energy to feed your addiction even though it may no longer be fun or healthy.
What Are The Types Of Addictions
People can become addicted to objects, experiences or even a process. Here is a list of the most common addictions:
- Social Media Addiction
- Digital Device or Smartphone Addiction
- Gaming Addiction
- Shopping Addiction
- Online or Internet Addiction
- Prescriptive Painkillers Addiction
- Alcohol and Drug Addiction
- Food Addiction
- Exercise Addiction
- Gambling Addiction
- Casual Partner and Swinger Addiction
- Sexual Addiction
- Prostitution Addiction
- Pornography Addiction
- Online Affairs and Cybersex Addiction
What Are The Symptoms Of Addiction
Some common behavioural traits start to manifest, such as:
- A slide from casual use into frequent and more prolonged use. The larger “fix” is often required to get the same sort of feeling as the first time
- Obsessive thinking and priority of tasking
- Priorities and choices shift toward that thing over other things once important
- Abandoning others to pursue that thing
- Inability to stop attachment and desire or use of that thing
- Loss of job, health, relationships due to attachment to that thing
- Shift in use of time and money resources towards an addictive behaviour
- Lies, deceit, hiding about level of involvement with that thing
- Shame about that thing when windows of rational, lucid moments emerge
- Depression then elation, anxiety then pleasure cycles around the addiction
- Defensiveness, anger or hostility if confronted on behaviour or usage of that thing
- Decline in health and happiness over time
How Can Our Addiction Counselling Help Your Addiction Recovery
Counselling offers a safe confidential place for you and your family to talk without judgement about your addiction. A counsellor can support you through your addiction so you can get your life back on track. This occurs by implementing specific steps in the recovery process from your addiction. Addictions are often a result of past events or trauma. Energetics Institute’s experience in trauma treatment allows us to get to the root of why you developed an addiction. Because of this we can treat both the the symptoms and causes of of your addiction.
We also recommend Sensorimotor Psychotherapy treatment which we use at our practice in Perth. This allows us to work with you to heal trauma in your body. We can teach you to self-regulate so that you can better control impulses that trigger the start of another round of addiction behaviours.
