Think you chose your addiction? Well, maybe it chose you. This creative workbook takes a new look at addiction, which is so misunderstood. What if our body starts with a deficiency, unbeknown to us, and all we know is that we do not feel normal or happy and find ourselves withdrawn, shy, and depressed? Then one day, we started experimenting with drugs, and voila, we noticed feeling more confident and happy with a thrill of sensation. Most Chemically Addicted People (CAPs) usually have a "drug of choice" that resonates with their body, mind, and spirit. Maybe, unconsciously, our body chose our drug for us.
CAPs usually have a stronger deficiency of one of the five neurotransmitters: Dopamine, Serotonin, GABA, Endorphins, or Norepinephrine. Each is connected to a different feeling: increased energy (stimulants), pain relief(opioids), increased stress(workaholic), increased pleasure (dopamine), or relaxation (serotonin). Is there a scientific reason you are addicted to stimulants, heroin, sex addiction, food addictions, workaholism, cocaine, or alcohol? The answer is yes. This workbook offers a Brainwave Test to help you discover your strongest deficiency. The goal is to find healthy alternatives that match your deficiency to help satisfy your cravings, giving you the best chances for recovery. Why do so many people relapse? The urges and cravings drive us mad, and we give into temptation. The second part of the brainwave test is to help you discover a deeper insight into your authentic self. This book will help you discover who you are based on your social skills, behaviors, and lifestyle choices. Are you an introvert or extrovert, making decisions based on thinking or feeling, judging or intuition? This new information is an education that can help you make better career choices and form better relationships with family, friends, and significant others. Learn how to rock your recovery with education showing you how to become healthier with diet, supplements, sleep, relaxation, exercise, and detoxing. This book offers a complete guide to healing with education about addiction and self-discovery.
About the Author: Lisa gives new meaning to the words "been there done that," with her diverse array of talents, education, experiences, and achievements. Her ADHD worked to her advantage as an overachiever, conquering the business world by running a successful holistic health center in Dover, DE along with two other businesses. Her darker days, growing up in an Alcoholic family, molded her into the selfless giving careers as a Counselor, Hypnotherapist, & QRA Practitioner. She has overcome tragic lifelong sicknesses & diseases, healing from emotional illness and 18 different diseases. She not only holds a Masters in Counseling and is a Certified Addictions Counselor (CADC), she has earned the title of "addict" and understands emotional complexity. Her playful spirit enjoys guitar, keyboards, singing, songwriting and art. Her most satisfying gifts in life are the love from her family; husband, kids, parents, grandkids and her Shelties, Ziggy & Zeplin. She is determined to share the secrets to the healing power deep within our immune system. What distinguishes her from others is her personal branding, where she takes complicated and makes it easy, mixes facts and statistics with humor and pictures, all organized into a refreshing, innovative and interesting journey...a handbook to healing.