Addiction is manifested in any behavior that a person craves, finds temporary relief or pleasure in, but suffers negative consequences as a result of, and yet has difficulty giving up. In brief: craving, relief, pleasure, suffering, impaired control.
Addictions come in many, many forms. We’re most familiar with substance addictions, such as alcohol, drugs, and food. And there are technology addictions, addiction to pornography, sex addictions, relationship addictions, shopping addictions, and others.
There are some other behaviors that are not always labeled as an addiction, but in my opinion and experience, they come from a similar cause, and can be treated as well. Behaviors such as Hoarding, Anorexia, Bulimia, controlling others, distrusting your partner, and on and on.
Using that definition, what is YOUR addiction?
Why am I interested in addictions?
Well, I have been addicted to sugar, cigarettes, alcohol, cocaine, speed, just regular old video movies (non-pornography). And these are just the ones I have been aware of. There is a common thread [for me] through all of them – temporary relief, filling the void within me, momentary satisfaction. But all of these behaviors have always been followed by suffering and impaired control – either while I was engaged in them, or afterwards. Other people’s lives have always been affected negatively.
When I finally stopped using speed and cocaine, my life felt much freer, But I was still an alcoholic and smoked cigarettes. I had already destroyed my first marriage, and nearly ended my career and my life.
I finally got sober in AA in 1987 (yes, that was a long time ago!). I felt wonderful, but I still smoked cigarettes, and now ate chocolate almost incessantly. I would buy Hershey’s Kisses in a bag and always had them in my purse.
I got married again and started having kids. After my first daughter was born, I still smoked, but finally became a non-smoker in 1991 – before I got pregnant with my 2nd child. I was becoming seemingly freer and freer of my addictions.
It wasn’t until 2009 that I discovered EFT/Tapping (or it discovered me!) And that’s when I began to get really free! Emotionally free!
And I want to help YOU gain freedom, too! You see, if you are not happy and satisfied in your life, something is out of balance, and there is a good chance you have an addiction. And until you solve the cause of your addiction, your life will remain out of balance and unhappy. And the cause is emotional, spiritual, and energetic in nature. Alcohol is not the cause, but is a part of the symptom.