|
The
ambitious goal of this web is to provide a structure for one of the
important passages in life span development: From dependence on an
external agent to self-determination.
Using an incentive - such as
alcohol or a drug - to give you pleasure or relieve your pain can
lure you into a trap, from which escape is unexpectedly difficult. The
outcome literature is not kind to rehabilitation programs, and the
most common treatment outcome is relapse. Good long-term outcome
requires that the dependent person change in a fundamental way.
This web is designed for
individuals who have developed a substance use problem, and who also
have the cognitive skills to benefit from the tools this site offers.
You are
unique in some fundamental ways, and some paths will be well suited to you, and others not. Your path to good long-term outcome is for your steps alone, and so
you are encouraged to actively navigate you way through the large array of material offered here.
If this self-directed approach
is a good match for you, the details of your particular solution
will gradually become apparent as you perform the personal experiments described and observe what happens. So if you are ready to begin, please click one of the links to
choose your next step. |
 |
This mulitmedia
presentation includes a trance formation audio file, which
you may download to use in other situations. The goal of
this and the other sections of this web is to provide the
information and tools that will enable the intelligent
layperson to escape the several traps that typically comprise
an addictive disorder. This is an invitation to consider what you really want to do with this one precious life you have to lvie. If you are not sure,
Ask Alice. |
 |
"Ask Marley - dickensian version" - Charles Dickens describes an
elegant solution to the motivational puzzle in: "A Christmas
Carol." Just as Ebinezer Scrooge finally learned what was of
greatest importance to him, you can use this Dicensian
exercise to develop the motivation to act in your own best
interests. |
 |
"The
Problem of Immediate Gratification"
free
publications in PDF format that provide summaries of recent
findings in cognitive and neural science pertinent to
addictive disorders. |
 |
People
who become dependent repeatedly relapse because they
are repeatedly taken in by the
Soul
Illusion. We naturally
assume that we see things as they are, when in fact, our
perception is biased toward local conditions. Consider how you
appraised a lapse just before it happened versus a week
later. Individuals don't relapse because they want to fail,
it just doesn't seem like such a bad idea at the time. |
 |
The Path of
Greatest Advantage. Many individuals can intentionally
alter their course and choose the direction of greatest
advantage rather than continue along the path of least
resistance. This section of the web describes specific
tactics that you can apply to your own circumstance as well
as a review of the general strategies to help you through
the passage from dependence to self-determination. |
 |
"The Soul
Illusion" and "Pathology" are primarily text summaries of
recent research, and as such are designed to appeal to your
conscious, rational, analytic mind. For your unconscious,
experiential, narrative mind, trance
formation audio files in mp3 format are available for
play or download. This experiential mode is of considerable
value in transforming intellectual understanding into
real-time performance. |
|
