Talking about addiction can be a very tricky thing. I'm currently in the process of creating an addiction recovery plan. I'm using the phases system to navigate it.
My mental health progess made the "pre-consideration phase" more productive. Thanks to everyone for playing their part in that.
A kind dental hygienist, who seemed to have been working on her, counselling style helped guide me to the "consideration phase".
I'm in the "preperation phase". I want this break to be long to permanent. I'm cutting down and deciding on an action date and some other plan specifics.
The "action phase" should be pretty soon. It's a relatively less stressful month ahead for me (All the same I apologize in advance to you all, in case my mood regulation gets a bit hairy. (it probably will)).
For this plan I'm trying to work out how to bolster the "maintenance phase". So that means replacing the reward mechanisms in a way that doesn't lull too much into post addiction depression and that does evolve more quickly to sustainable-post-addiction-bliss-n-stuff.
I think that also mean looking at how I got trapped and also reminding myself of how much I want to be free.
Like I say, It's tricky but I do find phase system lends a sort of sense to the whole thing.
There's also a really good Disney channel series out called "Dopesick". It's all about the opiod epidemic but I found it really insightful on addiction in general. Micheal Keaton gives an amazing performance.
