6 Things that Hold Us in Addiction
The Distractions that Stop us from Stopping
Alcoholism is to give up everything for one thing. Anon.
6 Everyday Distractions That Keep Us From Stopping our Drinking.
1. Indecision
Too often we get stuck in life because we fail to make hard choices that involve trade-offs. We want to go on drinking even when we know that we should stop entirely. We tell ourselves we can cut down when it is obvious that that is no longer a road available to us.
2. Social Media Addiction
Any type of addiction is a huge distraction. Our addiction to screens distracts us from the real world of people and things that are essential to doing anything about it. But the good thing about this stage is PRE-CONTEMPLATION, in other words we are thinking about what to do about our drinking.
3. Being Consumed by Fear
When we are eaten up by the fear that other people will find out how much we are drinking and this is dangerous because this is the stage at drinking becomes not only a distraction but an isolating past-time.
4. Perfectionism
Some of us create a standard for ourselves that is so high we can never really call something finished. This often drives a relapse too, one glass is a…
