“One of the many insights of Carl Rogers was that when people feel unacceptable they are immobilized, unable to change. It is, paradoxically, when people experience acceptance that they are freed to change.”
― William R. Miller, Treating Addiction: A Guide for Professional
Drug addiction symptoms and behaviors include, among others:
- Feeling the need to use the drug regularly, which can be daily or multiple times a day
- Having intense urges for the drug
- Over time, needing more of the drug to get the same effect
- Making certain that you maintain a supply of the drug
- Not meeting obligations and work responsibilities
- Doing things you wouldn’t normally do to get the drug, such as stealing
- Focusing more and more time and energy on getting and using the drug
- Experiencing withdrawal symptoms when not using the drug
- Failed attempts to quit using the drug
There are many roads to recovery and I am here to help you find your optimal relationship with substances—whether that means reduced, safer, more controlled use, or none at all. You may be feeling ambivalent, not knowing if you are ready to make changes, or afraid of making them. As a licensed drug and alcohol counselor, I have the training and experience to help you begin this process of change in a judgment-free space. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know where the pathway to positive change will lead you; the focus is on starting the journey to find the path that works with your personal goals and desires, and ensure you can make the life changes you want to make. Contact me today for a free consultation.
“If you treat an individual as he is, he will stay as he is, but if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.”
— Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe