THEME: BREAKING FREE FROM ADDICTION
TOPIC: ROOT CAUSES OF ADDICTION.
When we say “causes” it means the possible factors that causes addiction.
For now, we will look at it in the light of the psychological and spiritual aspect of it.
The Bible says as a man thinketh in his heart so is he.
The first possible cause of all types of addiction is CHRONIC STRESS!
When somebody is addicted to stress, the person tries to find a way to relieve him/herself from stress and it most times lead to addiction.
The second possible cause is ISSUE OF TRAUMA. It ranges from minor or major shocks, anxiety and depression.
The third cause is MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES!
The fourth cause is FAMILY HISTORY and GENETIC PREDISPOSTION!
CHRONIC STRESS: Stress brings anxiety. The Bible says be anxious for nothing. Any time you go into chronic stress it brings anxiety! Stress releases tension in the body. Depression, digestive problems, Muscle tension, heart diseases, stroke, insomnia, weight gain, etc are results of stress!
Effect of Stress on Your Body
Fatigue.
Change in sex drive (it could increase or decrease).
Tense.
Restlessness: lack of concentration or focus!
Anger: (it could increase, decrease or leverage anger)
TRAUMA
Trauma is triggered by shocking events
We have Acute Trauma, chronic Trauma and complex trauma.
People who use threatening as a method of correction doesn’t know they do more harm than good.
Acute Trauma is a result of a single incident.
Chronic Trauma is when one experience long term abuse.
Complex trauma is when one has exposure to multiple traumatic events
MENTAL HEALTH:
This includes your emotional, psychological and social well being!
if you’re not mentally balanced you do not act well so one go into addiction.
When one doesn’t think we’ll, the person won’t act well!
We need to learn to manage our mental health as it is important at every stage of our lives from childhood to adult development!
People need to be taught how to think and manage their mental health.
Types of Mental Health!
Mood Disorder: This leads to depression.
Always declare the JOY OF THR LORD is my strength! I am am unmovable! I am anointed for my generation. Let’s be like Joshua and Caleb. Don’t have a grasshopper mentality like the spy of the children of Israel!
When you have a mental health disorder, Satan will be exaggerated pictures of false events into your mind! And this limits us!
Personality disorder
Anxiety disorder
Psycho disorder
How Do You Relax Your Mind?
Learn to take a break from issues.
Go into meditation. Joshua 1:8
FAMILY HISTORY
A child is likely to get addicted to what the parent is addicted too.
GENETIC PREDISPOSITION
When it comes to genetic, there are factors that must be put in place because if we don’t, we may think they’re normal.
It is in the blood from childhood like obesity, diabetes, cancer, etc… It makes the child affected get addicted to drugs.
Most times they are hereditary sicknesses.
Sometimes, it makes one not to be safe.
It affects misbehavior.
We will stop here for tonight. Next week we will deal with four types of addiction.
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God bless you!
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