Why Engage A Creative Addiction Recovery Therapist

By Elsa Noel


Failure to comprehensively address addictions leads to relapse that can be more damaging than the initial phases. The assistance of a creative addiction recovery therapist provides an effective way to assist addicts regardless of the damage done. This approach appeals to the inner or authentic self and therefore has a longer lasting impact.

Creative therapy works through the principle of replacement. Engaging addicts in something more beneficial and rewarding helps them to drop the negative attachment. The pleasure derived from constructive activities pushes the undesirable activities away. Trained therapists will accompany them through the motions to ensure that desired results are achieved.

Art is very expressive and offers a perfect and reliable solution. This helps to boost self esteem by appealing to your authentic self. It gives you a new identity beyond offering new experiences that will transform your personality and life in general. A person has something practical and rewarding to hold on as he exits the addictive world. Dropping the addiction thus becomes easier.

Many addicts are discouraged by the behavioral routines and emotional pressure that comes with conventional recovery procedures. This confinement and restrictive approach leaves a void that exposes a person to the risk of relapse. Art is physically, emotionally and psychologically rewarding. It creates a new personality and lifestyle instead of leaving activity and pleasure gaps. This enhances its effectiveness beyond the fact that you are protected from relapse.

Therapists have such options as dance, music, drama, poetry and painting. The personality and preference of a patient directs the choice. Body movements achieved through dance make expression of ideas and inner feeling authentic. This is a journey into a personal world that will reignite recollection. There are physical and psychological rewards that come with dances.

Drama is a perfect channel especially when dealing with groups. Role play helps the addicts to identify with their behavior and actions when under influence. The actor corrects his behavior by enacting it in a drama. This will appeal to his inner self and instincts, a process that will awaken the desire to change.

Music offers a number of options for addicts and their therapists. There are opportunities for individual acts, groups and instrumentation. Vocal sessions are expressive and come with incredible rewards to the body and soul. The physical results of music added to the time spent in preparation helps to push away addictive tendencies.

Drumming provides another musical therapy option for addicts. Research has shown that it helps to correct brain wave cycles by slowing them down. This process is especially helpful to patients whose conditions have affected brain activity. Drumming helps with coordination which is important in strengthening various body parts and synchronizing body activity.

Poetry offers multiple options to act as a writer or to recite pieces that are already written. This is an effective way to support inner growth and healing. The genre requires use of memory and creativity to compose a poem or set up a performance. Engaging the brain brings it back to life while the commitment and expressive nature of recitals raises self esteem leading to faster and more effective healing.




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