Addictions and chemical dependencies
The first step towards recovery is acknowledging the addiction to drugs or the presence of an addiction that harms the patient both physically and psychologically, and genuinely wanting to break free from the addiction.
The treatment of chemical dependencies using hypnotherapy should not, in any way, replace proper medical treatment but rather assist or complement medical care, benefiting the overall well-being of the patient.
Hypnotherapy primarily addresses the therapeutic treatment of the psychological and emotional dependency that the patient has on the addiction, whether it is characterized as chemical dependency or another addictive behavior.
The brain has a structure called the Reward System, which is responsible for receiving pleasurable stimuli that are transmitted to the body. This process is fundamental to ensuring our survival and the perpetuation of the species.
Normally, when addiction to a substance or behavior sets in, the brain is led to act as if the stimuli or the need for that substance or behavior were biologically necessary for our survival. Addictive behaviors release intense and immediate pleasurable discharges, which makes addiction problems worse and worse.
An individual’s vulnerability to addiction (gambling, shopping, drugs, etc.) depends on a combination of various factors, be they individual, environmental, biological, or social.
- The need for escape or distraction to avoid facing personal problems
- Stress, depression
- Childhood abuse
- Family ruptures
- Poverty, social exclusion
- Peer group culture
- Personality disorders
- Suicidal behaviors
Hypnotherapy is an extremely beneficial technique in the treatment of addiction, as it helps the patient to:
- Identify triggers in the subconscious that can trigger addiction
- Recognize how our thoughts can influence the need to perform and maintain that harmful behavior
- Learn healthy mechanisms that trigger a level of pleasure that promotes the gradual replacement of addictive behaviors
- Develop the resources needed to resolve emotional conflicts
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