Addiction ...Addiction therapy/Addiction counselling
- Some specialists in Ireland suggest there are as many addictions as there are addicts. (R.Loose 2010). From drug and alcohol abuse to internet gambling, from working around the clock to exercising day and night, addiction counselling highlights how individual people and their problems really are.
- For substance abusers it's difficult to engage in therapy at a level where insight can occur when actively using. It's also difficult for a therapist to engage in the work. At Edenville counselling and psychotherapy in Dublin 2, work commences when the client has stopped using the substance and can take part in the therapeutic relationship.
- For behavioural addictions like compulsions; exploration focuses on what the addiction gives the person, what does it prevent them from doing in their life, how it enhances and how it impinges.
Motivation is key is addiction therapy and addiction counselling, and scientific research suggests that without motivation, overcoming addiction is almost impossible. For family and friends of those who are dealing with an addiction this can in a sense relieve some of their anxiety as it highlights the responsibility the addicts themselves need to take.
Change ...
- There are many ways to define addiction, however generally when your activity/perferences/interests prevent you from enjoying life and cause you and those close to you concern and anguish then it's time to perhaps look at your life and explore what is going on.
20 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2,
Dublin CityAdjacent to Dail Eireann on Kildare Street
Dublin Counselling and Psychotherapy D2
2010
