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Addiction and Mental Illness
Addiction is a debilitating disease that can wreak havoc on the lives of people that are inflicted with such problems. Although addictive behavior can start out slow, all too often addiction can pull apart everything that a person has built throughout their life and can be truly horrifying. Many people think that the word addiction is typically related to drugs and alcohol, but anything can be addictive if it is done in too much quantity. There is such a multitude of things that a person can abuse, including sex addiction, food addiction, and gambling problems. It is true; however, that drugs and alcohol abuse are the most focused on forms of addiction in which people actually seek out help for their problems. Often times there are secondary problems that go along with drug and alcohol addiction, such as mental disorders or trauma from their lives. These cases are known as dual diagnosis, as the individual is dealing with two or more separate issues, both of which may be fueling the other problem.
In these types of situations, it is increasingly important to realize that without the proper help it is nearly impossible to get back on your feet and get back to normal life. There are millions of people in the United States alone that suffer with mental illness, which truly is a precursor to drug and alcohol abuse; due to the fact that many people feel they can get some relief by indulging in intoxicants of this nature. While these self-medicating techniques that so many people use today in order to deal with their underlying problems, in the scheme of things it truly makes the problem ten times worse. It is hard enough dealing with a mental disorder while still having to deal with the problems of day-to-day life that affect everyone and not seek out some form of relief. The great thing is that with Narconon Fresh Start, these problems can be lived most of the time. In the end, it is always a better option to seek professional help to get evaluated and then to work with a doctor or counselor one on one to make an action plan to take care of the issues that you are dealing with.
A great deal of people feel that if they are diagnosed with a mental disorder or that if they admit they are an alcoholic or a drug addict that they will be looked down upon by the people around them. The reality is that there are so many mental illnesses, disorders and addiction problems that more than half of all people are dealing with at least something. There is no doubt that there is a social stigma around such issues, but this is rapidly changing and no one needs to know that you are seeking help for your problems. If you are struggling with the idea of admitting that you may have a problem and seeking help, think about it like this. If you were diabetic, you would have a d