Addictions
Addiction is a biochemical imbalance in the brain.
With addiction problems such as overeating, drug abuse or alcoholism etc. it's not about willpower. When people say "just use willpower" and "I quit smoking from one day to the next, so can you", it's because these people have no idea what they're talking about. They do not have the genetic dispositions and biochemical vulnerabilities that make them become biochemically dependent. They have had some bad habits that they have decided to stop - but they have not been biochemically dependent.
In order to get rid of an abuse, we have to address the biological forces that make us feel powerless.
It doesn't help much to talk to a shrink if you are biochemically crazy. When the biochemistry is in place, we will also find that it gets easier to take on some of the steps needed for change to happen that we are in therapy for. When we are not fighting against our biology, we can benefit from cognitive therapy.
Biochemical intervention without the psychological aspects is not enough, nor can therapy stand alone or correct a body in biochemical imbalance, when it comes to getting out of an addiction and minimizing the risk of relapse.
Therefore, we recommend a course where you both work with one of our partners in relation to the psychological aspects behind your abuse while also addressing and correcting the biochemical imbalances.
We screen your neurotransmitter balance (brain signaling substances) as well as minerals and amino acid deficiencies involved in developing a substance abuse problem.
Only when the biochemical part is taken care of can one experience freedom by living without dependence. When we are in biochemical imbalance, it is only natural that we seek to self-medicate to feel “normal”.
Unfortunately, the road to “normalcy” becomes a long suicide process if we do not turn around in time.
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