Addiction can be so terrible. When a person is said to be addicted it means that such a person cannot do without a particular thing. Growing into addiction is not something that happens once, or in just a day. It happens gradually and before one get to know of it he cannot do without a particular thing.
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Some months back we had a conference in my church with the women, while handling a speech I told them of how some of the lifestyle we leave comes back to harm us later in life. I made mention of addiction to carbonated drinks as many people cannot go a day without taking carbonated drinks. Anything that is done above the normal limit is bad and can further metamorphose into addiction and this could be so bad not only to the person but to those around such a person.
Truth be told, addiction should be seen not as a choice rather as a disease. Take for instance those who are addicted to drugs they grow to the point that they behave like mad people. Majority of those who are mad today is as a result of taking hard substance. There are drugs which was produced to take care of cough and the likes but these people have made it to increase in price because they have diverted it to be a highing substance.
Addiction to drugs goes as far as eating up the internal organs of it's victims and the end of it is a breakdown as a result of infections and the like, the end of it will be disease like kidney inflammation, liver issues and the likes.
Breaking away from addiction is not a small journey, it is easier to start a lifestyle but breaking away from it is not a small thing at all. Most people who want to break free from addiction go for external help because they get to see themselves been controlled by powers stronger than them. Stopping a habit does not happen in just a day, most people it takes them long time before they can breakthrough.
Some parents who see their children addicted to drugs or some kind of substances takes them to rehab. There are professionals who have the special training to do this.
There are free steps I can recommend to anyone who wants to break free from addiction of any sort. The first I can recommend is getting an accountability partner. Before one could have an accountability partner he or she must be certain to be ready to be sincere with himself. So anytime the thought of doing such a thing comes up he will call the partner and do as he said.
Another way out is to pray about. I believe strongly that through prayers and meditation one will be able to break free.
The last point I have for this is to use a robber ban. So anytime the person who wants to break free from an addiction thinks of going to his substance or lifestyle, he pulls the ban against himself. When he continues this way in less than one month he will see himself better than when he started.
Addiction is not only towards drugs but it is also can relate to lifestyle, food and the likes. Anything that is overdown can lead one into things which he may not be able to control at the long-run. So, moderation is key in everything we do. My entry to the last edition of this week's contest.
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