When a person decides to stop using whatever addictive substance or behavior, they have relied on in the past they are facing a very stressful time in their lives.
The moment they decide that they are no longer going to let their addiction rule their life they are entering a new phase of life that is filled with uncertainties, opportunities for success, and opportunities for failure.
When people decide to stop allowing addiction to be their central focus, they are facing immediate changes to how they behave, how they think, who they hang out with, what activities they can do, and more.
Change causes stress for the majority of people, and change for an addict is more stressful than the actual withdrawal from the substance they normally use.
The anxiety the person feels builds up and is one of the largest contributors to relapse.
Creative therapies are a tool that allows an addicted person to have an outlet for all of their fears and anxieties.
Creative therapy keeps the hands and mind occupied so the person is not focusing on what they gave up, but is focusing on something they are creating.
The creative therapies include art and music activities.
Therapists are able to use art and music to help their patients find a way to express the painful memories and reasons why they started using drugs, alcohol, or addictive behaviors.
Many of the memories that these patients have to face involve emotional and physical pain, and music and art give them a way to show the therapist their pain without having to vocalize the pain into a story.
Patients create works of art, paintings, sculptures, and more. They also engage in playing music or writing a poem that could be set to music.
The patient needs no experience and everyone benefits from these therapies.
The art may include drawing a picture of a place where they felt safe and loved. The drawings may also be self-portraits or bold colors and designs that express the emotions and anxieties the person is dealing with.
The budding artist creates collages of pictures showing their happy moments, their fears, and revealing their inner turmoil, strengths, and dreams.
An addict cannot step forward and recover without facing the demons that caused the problem they have. To build the hope they need, give them the courage to expose their inner thoughts, feelings, and dreams, therapists use art and music.
Patients involved in art therapy often continue drawing, painting, and creating when they are away from the therapist’s office.
Art and music therapy becomes something the patient can go to when they feel scared, anxious, or tempted to return to their normal pattern of behaviors.
Addictions.ca uses individualized treatment programs they personalize based on the habits, substances, and driving force each of their clients has. The staff is trained in a wide variety of addiction treatment tools so they have a greater chance of being able to find the right approach to help their client recover successfully without fear of relapse.
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