subject: Withdrawal – The Power of Will [print this page] Substance abuse is prevalent in our society today. A lot of people suffer from it than they tend to admit. You know you are abusing substance when you depend on it to help you attain or experience certain emotions.
The body get used to habits over time and then exhibits them without much rational thoughts. When drugs and/or alcohol intake enters the blood stream, the blood carries it along to other parts of the body including the brain and the chemicals present in it induces certain kind of feelings. When a person uses these substances over a period of time, the brain get accustomed to these induced feelings and treats it as a routine a way of life. At a point, the brain wholly relies on such stimulation to produce those feelings and lose its natural ability to produce such stimulation.
Everything is fine until the use/abuse of the substance has to or stops for any reason. The body being accustomed to a certain induced feeling struggles to regain such feelings independently. The body and mind are thrown in chaos and they react differently, independent of each other in a way.
Withdrawal from drugs or other substance abuse is often very difficult and challenging. You want to quit for whatever personal or health reasons but your body can not cope with what appears to be a sudden development. It needs time to gradually unlearn the habit. The body in response displays a series of common, random symptoms as it struggles to regain independence. The experience is not a life-threatening one but, the reaction of the body during the process can appear to be and can be very intense to even observe.
There are various certified methods of coping with the discomfort that discontinuing substance abuse can cause. Owing to the enormous degree of discomfort, most of these programs are tailored to work on a case-to-case basis to reduce the levels of discomfort that the patient may feel during withdrawal. Withdrawal symptoms and behaviours are only temporary and, with time, and determination, the body can resume its duties independent of stimulants. All you really need to stop is your sheer will power!
