dealing with addictive behavior

[Tanya Marquette]

i would like to hear others experiences in dealing with addictive behavior.
my question concerns how much emphasis one places on the details of
the addiction vs. working with the overall constitutional state. i imagine
there is a range of experiences, but if possible, i would like to collect a
concise compendium of perceptions.

i would also like to assess whether there are any notable differences between
dealing with different types of addictions; ie drugs, smoking, eating, etc.

tanya

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[maly suissa]

Very interesting topic. I am especially concerned with the smoking addiction, due to my ongoing COPD case. My experience with it comes from only one old case, who did well on staph. but cannot stop neither smoking nor additional (less harmful) addictions - keeps changing one addiction for another - but cannot stop being an addictive personality.

Tanya Marquette wrote: i would like to hear others experiences in dealing with addictive behavior.
my question concerns how much emphasis one places on the details of
the addiction vs. working with the overall constitutional state. i imagine
there is a range of experiences, but if possible, i would like to collect a
concise compendium of perceptions.

i would also like to assess whether there are any notable differences between
dealing with different types of addictions; ie drugs, smoking, eating, etc.

tanya

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[Shannon Nelson]

Wouldn't an "addictive personality" correlate pretty well with effort
at avoiding something, or overcoming some discomfort? Maly, with the
person you mention, do you have a sense of what they are trying to
avoid or not feel? (I'm only musing, because I too find it a topic
that I want to understand better!)
Shannon
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[Rosemary C. Hyde, Ph.D.]

I agree, Tanya. Interesting subject! It made me reflect on the patients
I've worked with who have "addictions." Very interesting -- they have been
among the hardest to treat, and it's been extraordinarily difficult to get
to the level of addictive need/ behavior.

As I think about it, I wonder if these addictions should be considered prima
faciae evidence of the syphilitic miasm (since they're generally
self-destructive). In fact, the remedy that has worked for a couple of
them, but not quickly, and it hasn't been an obvious remedy choice going
into the cases, has been Aurum.

I'll look forward to reading other experiences.

Rosemary

[Joy Lucas]

Dear Rosemary, I believe that addiction can present in ANY form,
eating, alcohol, sex, drugs, spending money, computer games etc etc and
crosses all miasmatic influences, single or mixed - the psoric to
fulfill a need (something missing); the sycotic to boast; the
syphilitic to destroy.

In the cases I have had the whole case has always been essential and I
can't think of any case that needed anything other than the simillimum,
even though some needed organ support (in alcohol cases for example).

Causative factors have to be important in assessing and can also be
physical (such as nutritive deficiency), emotional (huge range) and
mental (some mental states can produce addictions).

Keeping the client going with homeopathy can also be one of the hardest
things, i.e. they have to want to do the journey. Best wishes, Joy

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[maly suissa]

Yes, as I understand it, this must have to do with escaping from a dissatisfying life in the family and at work. The remedy can only help up to a certain point, but doesn't change the entire personality. An 'easily offended' and suppressed staph. has always this kind of problems. But I think the ideal would be that they learn to cope with it without having this urgent need to escape reality. What do you think?

Robert & Shannon Nelson wrote: Wouldn't an "addictive personality" correlate pretty well with effort
at avoiding something, or overcoming some discomfort? Maly, with the
person you mention, do you have a sense of what they are trying to
avoid or not feel? (I'm only musing, because I too find it a topic
that I want to understand better!)
Shannon
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[Dale Moss]

The link that Feras so kindly provided to Interhomeopathy might be useful to
you. There are several articles dealing with the treatment of addictions in
the March 2006 issue:

http://www.interhomeopathy.org/index.ph ... l/cat/C13/

Peace,
Cinnabar

[maly suissa]

Dear Cinnabar,
Thank you for trying to help. However, this thread begun after we have read those articles (thank you Feras!), and Tanya asked the group some very important questions (bellow) on this subject.
Best wishes,
Maly

Dale Moss wrote:
The link that Feras so kindly provided to Interhomeopathy might be useful to
you. There are several articles dealing with the treatment of addictions in
the March 2006 issue:

http://www.interhomeopathy.org/index.ph ... l/cat/C13/

Peace,
Cinnabar