These findings point to a common theme: missing bonds are at the center of addiction.
We form bonds throughout our lives—our parents, siblings, love interests, and friends. We connect with our self-image. It's all about the concept of internal and external socialization.
But these bonds could be missing. You could feel lonely, inept at your job, or stressed.
There must be a way to mend these fractured ties. The best solution is usually straightforward, but it might be uncomfortable at times. It's much easier to find a placeholder like alcohol, drugs, or sugar.
When you choose the placeholder repeatedly, you have a recurring problem. It becomes the foundation of addiction.
There are certain things that you do that make you addicted. Your brain has been set up to work in a certain way because of this.
Essentially, your mental programming asks for something because it likes how it feels when it gets the substance. You give it to your brain, so the neural network becomes strengthened when you need a better bond of some sort.
Your brain deals with all aspects of your life—the good, the bad, and everything in between. It's an internal tool that helps you cope externally, so we can argue that the brain is at the core of bond formation.
If you can address your brain, then you can confront addiction.
Breaking the bonds of addiction requires that you think differently about it. You need to stop focusing on the havoc it wreaks and start concentrating on what you want from life.
It's entirely possible to break bad habits and create better ones. Ultimately, it boils down to how you process information, and as we've seen, the brain is malleable—a trait you can use to your advantage.
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