Meditation in Addiction Recovery

Meditation has proven to be a game changer in many-a-person’s life. Especially in the context of the recovery process of an addict, the benefits of the ancient practice meditation have been thoroughly approved by the science. In fact, many doctors recommend meditation as an alternative to the conventional medicine.

Meditation upgrades nine areas of the brain which are critical to balancing emotions and establishing focus. Addicts when practicing meditation become aware of their cravings and observe desperation to drink even before it becomes urgent or overwhelming. This phenomenon gives addicts time to focus and let go of their cravings.

Meditation also helps people find balance between their physical, mental and spiritual-selves. Therefore, it has now become an integral part of holistic rehabilitation programs. A healthy support system comprising family, friends and support groups along with regular meditation has proven to be the key to efficient recovery of an addict.

Role of meditation in addiction recovery:

• Meditation alters the structure of the brain. The eventuality being the change in thought process of an addict. This proves life altering when the addict is constantly motivated to let go his/her addictions and sticks to the positive thoughts of freedom and health.
• Meditation which is process specific results in an enduring change in the mental function of a meditator.
• Meditation helps in discovering oneself by observing one’s thoughts and emotions. Self-discovery changes the outlook of a person thereby changing his/her approach towards life and relationships. This can prove to be a very positive outcome for addicts who often suffer from lower self-esteem and lack assertive communication.
• Meditation helps slow down our aggressions and understand our needs and capabilities. Finding a purpose for life and establishing goals has often been the outcome of people who meditate. It can prove quite advantageous for addicts who will identify their purpose and set goals and work on them while simultaneously let go of their alcohol/drug cravings.
• Relapse is a common condition in people who have recovered from their addictions. Relapse is one condition that is even worse than an addiction. Until there is a strong willingness there are hardly any cases that have been back to normalcy after a relapse. Meditation is fetching for addicts under the process of recovery because awareness helps avoid relapse.
• Mindfulness meditation helps expand pathways in the brain that are frequently used while weakening areas those are rarely used. These changes permanently alter a person’s operation systems. Meditating with positive hopeful thoughts could be a water mark moment to a healthy and fruitful life of an addict.
• Mindfulness practice is a mental health tool which helps addicts practice a distance between needs and impulses. Recovering meditator addicts often discover that though they are not responsible for their thoughts and impulses, they can definitely make a healthier choice. They also experience emotional balance which is a result of a re-wired brain.

Meditation is the best choice for addicts who identify that their actions are driven by their impulses and compulsions but couldn’t let go of them because of the addiction behaviours their minds are attuned to. Meditation helps by re-wiring the brain and allowing positive thoughts and hope to flow in resulting in total behavioural transformation of the thought processes of the meditator addict.

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