Quitting feels impossible!
Why can’t I stop? Why is this so hard?
I’m tired of doing the same thing every single day!
My substance abuse is destroying my life! I’m losing everything I’ve ever wanted!
Chances are you’ve thought or said one or more of these things to yourself. Chances are you’ve said these things A LOT. The confusing but fundamental truth about where you are is this: it makes sense. Confused?
The reality is that your brain has become so used to using that it kicks and LOUDLY screams when you try to stop. Your brain doesn’t know how to live without your addiction anymore.
That’s why it makes sense that you know you need to stop logically, but it’s also why it’s so hard.
We get it.
You have probably already tried to stop on your own.
The morning comes, and you tell yourself that today will be different and that today you won’t use. Yet, somehow, by the end of the day, you end up right back where you started.
I will never invalidate the difficulty of you overcoming your addiction.
You’ll never hear from me say that you need to stop. If it were that easy, nobody would need help!
It’s deeper – not what but why.
Mandy Saligari, a therapist who is in recovery herself, asks the most critical question – “Why would I use something outside of myself in an attempt to fix how I feel to the detriment of myself?”
This question is at the heart of how to be meaningfully engaged in recovery. The first step in successful recovery is to end the focus on what you do and instead focus on why you do it.
The first thing you need to see is how your behavior makes sense; once you see this, you can start to make deeper, more significant changes within yourself.
Recovery is possible!
You don’t have to continue doing the same thing over and over. You don’t have to wake up feeling terrible anymore, swearing you’ll never do it again, only to be right back where you started.
Once you find out why you use, you will start the recovery process.
You can change. You can be free!
I can help you begin a meaningful and lasting recovery.
Call me at (913) 489-3456 to discuss the journey to recovery we can help you take.