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Understanding Addiction Worksheet

On this page, we will provide you with an Understanding Addiction Worksheet. It will help you to understand what is addiction.
What is Understanding Addiction Worksheet
Addiction is a complex condition, a brain disease that is manifested by compulsive substance use despite harmful consequences. Addiction refers to the state of dependency on any drug or anything that you are unable to quit and get rid of, despite the fact that it is harmful to you and is disrupting your functioning.
How Understanding Addiction Worksheet will help?
To cope up with drug addiction, you need to understand the root cause behind the problem, which emotions, which situations, which traumas drive you towards drinking and drugs? The coping skills taught in this addiction therapy are skills that a person can use throughout his or her recovery journey.
Instructions on how to use the Understanding Addiction Worksheet
The worksheet is all about learning to deal with addiction by developing certain healthy positive coping skills. When it comes to dealing with the day to day anxiety issues, add some relaxation techniques as part of the daily routine.
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Conclusion
On this page, we provided you with an Understanding Addiction Worksheet, which hopefully helped you to understand what is addiction.
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Mental help Resources
The worksheets on this site should not be used in place of professional advice from a mental health professional.
You should always seek help from a mental health professional or medical professional. We are not providing any advice or recommendations here.
There are various resources where you can seek help.
You could use Online-Therapy if you feel you need counselling.
If you live in the UK then this list of resources from the NHS may help you find help.
If you live in the USA then you could contact Mental Health America who may be able to assist you further.