Society has changed remarkably over the past 2 decades. The pace has picked up and reaching our goals is not as easy or as practical as it used to be. Depression, anxiety, isolation, stress and the general pressures of modern life, have made people’s responses to them, more complex. Lifestyle and development centres all over the world have been looking into what these pressures do to one of the most negative social reactions to pressure, which is addiction.
In doing so, one thing has become apparent: addiction doesn’t happen like it used to, and so our approach to treating it also needs to change.
The Case for Alienation
Tough love, it was once called, is the process of pushing people away, particularly those that seem disinterested in treatment. The theory is that this serves as the needed wake-up-call, the rock bottom one can push up from; and in many instances it has worked, but both addiction and our understanding of it has changed.
Various studies have shown isolation to be a factor that significantly worsens addiction. Where addicts fail to find comfort in relationships and the people around them and where they are unable to form a meaningful part of any community, they tend to find those comforts in the substances or activities they already abuse.
Isolation compounds the severity of addiction and makes it all the more difficult to come out of.
Thusly, Zebulun lifestyle and development centre has turned to fostering a sense of community and a feeling of belonging, in those who are battling addiction.
Feeling part of a whole and relenting to a greater good are the things that demonstrate self-worth to those in recovery and allows them to take the steps they need to change their life.
Providing one with a feeling of being part of a community that gives them warmth and strength, is what gives those in recovery the inspiration they need to keep improving themselves.
Contact Zebulun for Details
Zebulun Lifestyle and Development Centre offers an approach to battling addiction that provides someone with the warmth, care, and foundational strength to keep on improving themselves or their loved one’s each day.
If you or someone you love battles addiction and is looking for help, contact us today, or visit the Zebulun website for details.
