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Friday, December 24, 2004
Addiction .
I had this saved up on my pc and wanted to share it . Its about addiction and can be very useful for people who have been or still are addicted to something , like the internet in my case.
Addiction is a dependence on a behavior or substance that a person is powerless to stop. The term has been partially replaced by the word dependence for substance abuse. Addiction has been extended, however, to include mood-altering behaviors or activities. Some researchers speak of two types of addictions: substance addictions (for example, alcoholism, drug abuse, and smoking); and process addictions (for example, gambling, spending, shopping, eating, and sexual activity). There is a growing recognition that many addicts, such as polydrug abusers, are addicted to more than one substance or process
Diagnosis
In addition to a preoccupation with using and acquiring the abused substance, the diagnosis of addiction is based on five criteria:
*loss of willpower
*harmful consequences
*unmanageable lifestyle
*tolerance or escalation of use
*withdrawal symptoms upon quitting
There are twelve-step groups for all major substance and process addictions.
The Twelve Steps are:
*Admit powerlessness over the addiction.
*Believe that a Power greater than oneself could restore sanity.
*Make a decision to turn your will and your life over to the care of God, as you understand him.
*Make a searching and fearless moral inventory of self.
*Admit to God, yourself, and another human being the exact nature of your wrongs.
*Become willing to have God remove all these defects from your character.
*Humbly ask God to remove shortcomings.
*Make a list of all persons harmed by your wrongs and become willing to make amends to them all.
*Make direct amends to such people, whenever possible except when to do so would injure them or others.
*Continue to take personal inventory and promptly admit any future wrongdoings.
*Seek to improve contact with a God of the individual's understanding through meditation and prayer.
*Carry the message of spiritual awakening to others and practice these principles in all your affairs.
posted by Niqabi at 1:06 AM
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Name: Niqabi
Location: Lahore, Pakistan
Occupation: Housewife
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Interests: World War II, Jews, Hebrew, ancient sites, Muslim rule in Spain, revolutions, Vatican city and Islamic literature.
Books: The black album, Portofino, Ladies coupe, In beautiful disguises, The buddhist of Suburbia, The hidden life of Otto Frank.
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