Comeback_Society

  “…….. One addict can understand and helps another addict” This is the way how this person is standing beside other suffering addicts. “Once an addict always an addict”, it is the way the most people understand but they have very little idea how one recovering addict named Rajib Hariharan raises his hand for the suffering addict. The path is not an easy one.                               Rajib Hariharan’s discovery of true happiness through helping others is one that has been made by countless people before him, and it is a well-established feature of many addiction recovery program. For example, the Alcoholics Anonymous program includes service as a major component of the system, as members are expected to take on responsibilities in the group and to help newer members to travel their own path to recovery.                                 The reasons why this would be important are numerous. To begin with, helping other people tends to take the attention off of yourself, someth

All addictions go through stages, from experimentation to regular use, on to high-risk use and eventually, dependence. It’s no surprise then that unravelling uncontrollable behaviour is also not instantaneous. The addiction recovery process isn’t something that happens overnight. It’s a set of learned coping mechanisms that need to be implemented over a lifetime for a person to remain in active recovery. Often, the only way someone can achieve lasting abstinence is with professional help. At ComebackSociety , we provide support to overcome  alcohol addiction ,  drug addiction  and  other addictions , at our purpose-built wellness retreat in Cheshire. We recognise that each person goes through several stages in the cycle of recovery and every journey is personal to them. In the 1970s, psychotherapists developed the Stages of Change Model which identified that, whatever the addiction, people needed to go through the same steps to achieve change (1). Understanding this process will help t

SHAME and GUILT Shame and guilt are some of the most powerful emotions in a soul. Both of these emotions are similar, in that they deal with remorse and inadequacies – the same feelings that often compel users to start taking drugs. Shame can be caused by committing a crime and it could also be caused by being the victim. After years of suppressing these feelings of shame, mental disorders are created, which are overwhelmingly distressful. A common coping method to deal with shame is substance abuse.  Shame is a good justification for an addict. “I’d never be able to quit. I am too weak.” You can see how nicely shame feeds into addiction and vice versa. The Key Differences Between Guilt & Shame While guilt and shame are very similar emotions, there are many differences between the two, and recognizing them is important. Guilt is when you feel bad about something that you’ve done, or committed to doing and then didn’t. For example, maybe you feel guilty about saying unkind things to