Say Goodbye to the Guilt of Addiction
When an addict is buried deep in his (or her) addiction, he will often feel very strong guilt. This comes when the actions he takes in his life of addiction are harmful acts, driven by the cravings for more drugs or alcohol. First he may just divert living expenses, but soon this escalates into stealing from those he loves. He lies to and manipulates others. A long list of transgressions occurs, and the addict seems powerless to stop them.
Lou experienced just this sort of life, one where it was a constant chore of coming up with justifications for his actions. He said, “The use of drugs was a huge factor in my life and a weight on me. It brought me down to almost nothing. It was a guilt feeling of the things I had done in the past and how I hurt my family and of course, how I hurt myself. I felt lost. I was depressed. I felt helpless.”
He added, “I was trapped. A complete depression would overcome me and the only way to get rid of those guilt feelings and the intense depression was to use more drugs.” Addiction truly is a trap, one that can destroy a life completely.
Narconon is a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program that takes an addict through innovative recovery steps. The treatment not only gets him tolerably through withdrawal and flushes out drug residues with the Narconon New Life Detoxification, but also provides life skills training which effectively erases the guilt of past harmful acts. Skills covered include responsibility, integrity, communication, perception and personal values. The Ups and Downs in Life Course teaches the person how to recognize those who would support his sobriety and how to avoid those who would drag him back into a life of addiction.
Lou discovered the Narconon Arrowhead rehab program and began his journey back to sobriety. He went through withdrawal and stated how he started feeling better right away. He had not been fully sober for many years so not having the drugs in his system made a world of difference. He was happy with every aspect of the program and finally could shed his guilt and depression.
Lou said, “Every day I just felt better and better. It was not just one part of the program but the people here, the staff, just the overall atmosphere. Even to this day I haven’t even taken an aspirin. I actually feel like I have a new life. Narconon has given me a new life. I wake up every day and just thank God that I’ve gotten up and that it is going to be a wonderful day. My family loves me and I love my family and everything just goes fine.”
Narconon is one of the most successful programs in its field in providing lasting recovery from addiction. The lives of addicts are healed every day and those who have finished the Narconon program become valuable members of society once again.