The “Hole”-istic Addiction Cure

Addictions are hard. They are hard to live with, they are hard to be around, and they are hard to get rid of. Addictions are especially hard if you spend all your time trying to avoid the addiction, rather than on why it is there in the first place.

It is my experience that addictions are not so much about the feeling that indulging gives, but rather the avoidance of a deep hole within that doesn’t feel very good.

If you have an addiction, you might be aware of this idea. You might notice that it is hard to just sit and be by yourself without descending into a dark place. In general, it is a place that doesn’t feel very good emotionally and might even cause physical pain. It is a hole that has been there for a long time and part of the satisfaction of giving in to a craving is the forgetting that the hole is there.

This concept is why many people end up replacing one addiction with another; the way that they escape isn’t as important as the ability to escape.

Therefore, I suppose that it’s not very accurate of me to say that I treat addictions. Technically, I don’t. I do, however, treat the addict. I directly address the hole and its relationship to the whole person. I help guide each person to stop escaping the hole and by doing that, it disappears.

How does it fill up?  That is a experience that needs to be felt and cannot be described with words.  But it does feel a lot better than a cheap high.

And when the hole is gone, the craving goes, too. The sex, or the drug, or the sugar, or the cigarette ceases to be attractive and can fall harmlessly out of the way.

Please call me if you are ready to heal your addiction:  503-310-2036.  I can offer you a no-charge 15 minute consult or a full appointment.  Details.

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