Rumination is a mental habit which leads to a fixation on flaws and problems, thus extending a negative mood.
With continued attention to our problems, we become obsessed with our pain and can retreat from life. We stop eating (or eating more), sex drive disappears, sleep is disrupted, we are tired all the time, life is dull, and we do less and less.
Shame wants attention. Shame is very kind as it calls for us to look at it, to give it a moment of attention. It comes with good intention. It wants to help us in some way.
I wrote this article because this is your life– this is the only one you get, I don’t want you to get to the end of it and realize that you’ve lost.
Many of us have given up on ourselves. We’ve given up on our ability to manage who we want to be, and how we want to live. Modern life comes with a plethora of distractions. Abandoning the potential of our own lives has become the new normal 😦
At some point, if you know someone struggling with opiate addiction, you may be faced with great controversy regarding the best approach for opioid treatment.
I am not an advocate for most medication; especially MAT (medication-assisted treatment). Even though I’ve been working with MAT for nine years, I am still not a fan.
Actually, I take that back. I will support MAT if it’s used as proper drug “rehabilitation” but it’s generally not. Much like giving people crutches in physical rehabilitation: some treatments are meant to be temporary.
We (as an industry) and with the rise of pharmaceutical replacements for opioid withdrawal; have gotten in over our heads – but I do want to offer hope if you or a loved one find themselves choosing MAT as an opiate recovery solution.
It’s okay to look at the unhappy aspects of your life. Acceptance is meant to give you the truth; not cover up it up. Pretending everything is fine is enough to drive you mad crazy, and it’s not sustainable.
I hear it all the time: “I’m not motivated.” For many of my clients, they are referring to not having the motivation to perform basic life responsibilities such as paying bills, cleaning the house, making calls, and taking care of their health.
