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Office For Addiction Counselling
Addictions can happen to anyone
at any point in life. Research over the last two decades, especially with the
ability to see brain activity through imaging, has led to a much higher level
of understanding of the root causes of addiction in individuals of all ages and
in all parts of society.
It wasn't too long ago that
addiction was seen as an issue with the inability to exert self-control, which
is absolutely the wrong belief. Scientists and researchers have now clearly
linked addiction with changes in the human brain on a chemical and neurological
basis. At our Harley Street office, our professionals offering addiction
counselling are able to help you understand the physical and psychological
issues with addiction, while also assisting in providing treatment to help you
change destructive and damaging behaviours.
The Brain Change
Most times, people that come
into the Harley Street office for addiction counselling feel that they have
failed in some way. They may think that they have failed to stay the course of
sobriety or that they have an inability to control their impulses when it comes
to using a drug, alcohol, or behaviour that they know is damaging.
What these individuals,
their families, and friends may not realise is that the use of specific types
of chemicals, including drugs and alcohol, can actually change the way the
brain experiences positive or pleasurable events. These substances become the
stimulus for the release of brain chemicals, known as neurotransmitters, which
provide those "feel good" feelings. Normal activities such as
interactions with others, having fun, or exercise pale in comparison to the
neurotransmitter burst that is achieved through the use of the substance.
Non-Substance Addiction
Counselling at the Harley Street Office
That neurotransmitter change
may explain why substances become addicting, but what about behaviours such as
eating, gambling, sex, or viewing pornography? Through brain imaging and scans,
it has been clearly determined that these activities also stimulate the
neurotransmitters in the brain, very similar to what is seen with various drugs
and alcohol.
In addition to all these,
people that typically arrive for addiction counselling at the Harley Street
office have developed a tolerance for the addictive behaviour or substance.
This is why addicts of all types escalate in their addiction as it takes a
larger stimulus to create the same level of stimulus in the brain.
Addiction counselling at our
Harley Street office can provide information and education to the family, and
the individual, about the reality of addiction. Our counsellors, all highly
trained and with years of experience in addiction recovery, will assist in
developing alternative coping mechanisms that allow you to live a life free
from addictions.
Posted by : Philippe Jacquet