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By vcoach
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Here is how to stop drinking without AA, rehab, or without ever leaving the privacy of your home! That's right. You can end your alcohol addiction on your own without ever leaving the privacy of your home. This article explains how. Up until recently, recovering from alcoholism has been more or less limited to the following two choices: 1. Alcoholics Anonymous 2. Traditional rehabilitation However, you can learn how to stop drinking without AA or rehab! That's right! You can end your alcohol addiction on your own without ever leaving the privacy of your home. However, before I reveal the secrets of how to stop drinking, let's talk about the counterproductive components of the above-mentioned mainstream options. Traditional treatment programs are usually comprised of either cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and/or the Twelve-Step Program. In fact, 95% of the mainstream rehab programs combine AA's 12-step approach with CBT. Therefore, I am going to focus mainly on the Twelve-Step Program, although I would like to describe CBT briefly first. Cognitive behavioral therapy is based on the assumption that most emotional and behavioral reactions are learned. Therefore, the goal of therapy is to help clients unlearn their unwanted reactions and to learn a new way of reacting. Moreover, the principles of CBT embrace stoicism and teach the recipient to disconnect from adversity passively. Now, if you understood addictive behavior as I have come to in my coaching practice over the past five years, you would realize that it is an emotional, self-esteem related issue. These emotional issues are often propagated by patterns of family dysfunction such as control, part-time parenting, verbal abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse. Therefore, to disconnect from it and sweep it under the rug only serves to perpetuate the situation. Plain and simple, if you are abusing alcohol in a destructive manner, you are doing so to alleviate your emotional pain - period! Now, the mainstream will tell you that alcoholism is a disease, and they will show you hundreds of CT scans demonstrating the altering effects of substances on the human brain. All that proves is that substances do alter the chemical composition of the brain on a temporary basis. However, so do other innocuous substances such as sugar, salt, and even activities like exercise. Furthermore, the after effect of these chemicals is not the direct fundamental cause of alcoholism or any other addiction for that matter! Alcoholics Anonymous often boasts an 80% success rate, but that claim is at best disingenuous and at least a bold face lie. Several studies have all arrived at a similar conclusion, which is that the success rate of AA is between 4-7 percent. In my opinion, the biggest counterproductive step in the 12-step approach is the theory of powerlessness. Let's flash back for a moment. Remember, that at its core, addiction is essentially a self-esteem issue, right? So, if you tell someone that he or she is powerless, how will that person ever be able to restore any self-esteem? The answer is; they cannot! Therefore, to stop drinking alcohol on your own, you must liberate yourself from the direct fundamental cause. And, that cause is the underlying emotional pain caused by family dysfunction. You must also learn how to empower yourself, rebuild your self-esteem, and re-discover your identity. Below you will find the "5 Steps to Addiction Freedom". These are the exact steps I have utilized successfully in my coaching practice over the past five years. Follow them to the letter, and you will learn how to stop drinking on your own. 1. Unearth the square root 2. Remove emotional baggage 3. Cure wounditis 4. Awaken the Power within 5. Practice acts of random kindness Regards, David Roppo The Addiction Freedom Coach About the Author: If you would like an exact outline of the 5 Steps to Addiction Freedom subscribe to my free E-guides, How to Stop Drinking without AA and 5 Steps to Addiction Freedom. Article Source: 1st Rate Articles - http://1stRateArticles.com |
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