Addiction is a disease for which it is impossible to control behaviors, although some people believe (mistakenly) that it is a choice. Luckily, there are many different techniques for dealing with an addiction.
Some professionals use group therapies, a form of intervention that is effective, since it helps the person have a support group in which they can take refuge. Likewise, that circle serves as a safe place free of prejudice where the person can feel good enough to speak freely and be motivated to change.
Therapeutic writing also works well. What’s more, more and more people are using it because it helps the patient become aware of their situation, while at the same time being able to express what they are not able to say orally.
Psychotherapy is another of the processes that serve the purpose at hand, overcoming addictions. It is essential that a bond of trust is created between psychologist and patient, otherwise it will not be effective.
However, the set of therapeutic resources we want to talk about are relaxation techniques applied to addictions
Relaxation techniques applied to cases of addiction
One of the factors that most quickly triggers an addiction to drugs or any other substance is anxiety Feeling overwhelmed and that you don’t know where to go leads you to an unpleasant state in which you take advantage of anything to avoid having that feeling.
That is why it is essential to be able to control anxiety, so that you do not reach that state in which what you need is to consume. The same occurs in the case of addictions that do not involve implicit substances.
Now, there are many methods and procedures that can be used as relaxation techniques, all of them aimed at learning to be relaxed and anxiety and anguish being considerably reduced Here we are going to talk about a couple of methods, which are the most used today.
1. Breathing techniques
Definitely, breathing techniques are very effective in achieving the desired level of relaxation The person who uses them will lie comfortably and face up on a surface that is not uncomfortable. Next, the assistant should make her notice how she is breathing naturally and then give her feedback about it.
In this way, the person assisted will begin to breathe more calmly and more relaxed, transferring this to their personal situation, feeling in a calmer state than when they started.
The best thing is that once you learn this technique, it is applicable in any situation It can be used if you are experiencing withdrawal symptoms or simply if you are agitated for any reason.
2. Meditation techniques
Meditation is another proven effective technique. Although it encompasses many things that we will not point out here, we can say that What it does is calm our mind, something we do by stopping resisting what we think
We learn to accept what is inside us, and we do not fight with it. It is something like enhancing our consciousness and observing our inner world without intervening in it.
To do this, the patient must pay special attention to what he feels and what he thinks, without resisting.
Do relaxation techniques really help with addiction?
Well yes, and that is the experience that we have in Fromm Wellness What’s more, there are studies that support its positive effects, including, for example, improved digestion, a lower level of anger, a lower blood sugar level or better concentration and mood.
Learning these techniques helps you prevent craving, as well as act better in those situations that can trigger consumption.
