This four part video is an exploratory journey through the whole process of addiction from five individuals who have made the trip and offer their insight to help others avoid the pitfalls.Section I - GETTING IN describes their initial exposure to their drug of choice and what it did for them; how tolerance and compulsion began to take hold; how their activities began to affect their life skills, self-image, psychological and social activity.
Section II - INTERVENTION talks about their own realizations of bottoming out and the guilt, denial and anger that began to reach critical dimensions in their relationships with others.
Section III - TREATMENT is a safe place for asking the question, "What happened?". Self-examination is getting in touch with your feelings, regaining control of a life that has become unmanageable, building up the reserves and support that will give the opportunity to learn a functional lifestyle.
Section IV - RECOVERY deals with finding the spiritual strength to deal with the real world and overcome emotional dysfunction. Each of the five people offers advice including belief in self, understanding that others have overcome, and the need to seek help to make it.
*Includes Guide
*See also the companion COUNSELLING ISSUES #3727