The Least Harmful Addiction

My greatest mental health tools I have gained in the last 18 months are those I learned @ Recovery Inc. This self-help non-profit group has been around for 70 years, in locations all over the U.S. and some in Canada.
Nothing I have read or tried has helped me (Other than Catholic faith) the way this fabulous healthy new mental health language has (cognitive behavioral). The web site is recovery-inc.org Groups are run by trained volunteers. The skills you learn help you to deal with anxiety and anger with gospel values (although the group is non-religious). When we stop working up our anxiety and anger, we experience less tension, less symptoms, less relapse into illness. Check it out, pass it on. Susan

your blog has been helpful i lost my husband 3 months ago on the jan 27 o7 i have been feeling real depressed last night was real bad. i am glad i found your blog today it has made me laugh some again yes i have given all this to god but the grief has been real bad for me right now thanks jp

As a medical intuitive, I have found many people who have had soul contracts/curses on them from their family/friends to be ruined/addicted to alchol. a soul contract is something repeated like a mantra, & doesn't necessarily come from us. I have taken many contracts off coming from generations back- Irish men sitting in a bar saying, "Every man in my family is going to be ruined by alchol !" and 4 generations later, I am working with an Irish-Mexican family with 6 boys, 4 killed by drunk driving, 1 in jail for drunk driving and 1 an alcholic. I removed that statement & replaced it (this has to happen too) with "No one in this family is hurt by or addicted to alchol, and they are happy, healthy with boundless joy. " & ask God to change the contracts. I have had many people change dramatically and quit drinking after this, and have come to realize we not only create OUR REALITY, we create the reality of our future offspring by what we say & do today.

To someone who THINKS he/she has no addiction, it is very easy to be superior Patrick. Everyone deals with problems in their own way and no one, not even you, deals with every problem in a healthy textbook manner. If to suggest there is a "least harmful addiction" is such a truly bad idea, why did so many respond with a "thank you"? Let me guess-because they want to be justified in their "addiction". I know that I have an addiction (more than one) and I am not ashamed of that fact. I am actually thankful. The alternative for me WOULD be insanity or death. I would rather cut 10-20 years off my life and be happy, motivated and contribute to society than to spend those extra years in bed as a burden to my family/society.
Take it from me-there ARE least harmful addictions. I have done every drug in the free world and for me crack was a VERY harmful addiction. Maybe some people can handle it, I cannot, therefore it is more harmful to me than other types of amphetamine like drugs. I don't want anyone here to feel guilty for trying to survive and comments like yours do just that. I hope that whoever reading this, who is struggling with an addiction, can ignore comments that only seem to put them down and take the advise of Ms. Borchard - who I myself would like to thank for her article. IT ROCKED!! lol.

Caffeine Addiction - Caffeine Effects and Withdrawal part II
Caffeine addiction shows up when a person cannot stop consuming caffeine in high amounts, causing his/her body to demand the substance and react negatively if that no caffeine is intake. Caffeine may not be addictive in the traditional sense, but the body builds up a tolerance over time; some people find it very hard to function well without at least one cup of strong coffee or tea in the morning. The stimulating effects of caffeine are caused by a central nervous reaction, the heart rate increases, blood vessels expand and the brain receives more oxygen. These caffeine effects can last for up to 8 hours, and once they go off then the body feels extremely lazy and slow as a side effect.
Caffeine addiction can even cause death, mainly because the abuse of any stimulant can cause high blood pressure or and heart problems, so if you abuse of it chances are you put yourself at the highest risk of a heart attack.
You need to be careful with caffeine withdrawal because it affects your overall health and therefore, you need to control your consumption of caffeinated products to prevent your body reactions to caffeine withdrawals. If you need more information about caffeine effects and caffeine addiction symptoms or prevention, please investigate a little further on this topics.

You can find more info at: http://yourcaffeineaddiction.com/