Dependency's to either substances or processes is a highly individualised condition to the person and their context. People can form dependencies to substances, such as alcohol or other drugs, and activities, like excessive eating, gambling, shopping and sexual behaviours, for a variety of reasons. Often it begins to alleviate uncomfortable or distressing emotions, stress and pain. As chronic disease, addiction or dependency is characterized by difficulties setting limits and in time results in changes to the brain and endocrine system, which is why breaking the habit is so difficult.
If you are wanting to understand what's behind you want to overuse, we need to understand what's lying underneath the behaviour like why, and how the behaviour came about. Including understanding the physiology of the brain's reward system. The next step is to then help you find ways to address and cope with managing the consequences of these behaviours. This will free you up to reconnect with your sense of self, purpose direction and so you may experience more satisfaction from work, relationships and socializing. Lisa has completed comprehensive training with South Pacific Private, Drug and Alcohol Services of SA and Dr Cathy Moonshine (USA).
