Hola Stephen !
Yes, exactly ! And still ,addiction studies are quite complicated.
Briefly, all addictions "bind energy" that helps to prevent the addict from
going into a state of overwhelm... From this perspective all addictions are
post-traumatic in origin with the addiction as a "perceived resource" whereby
the solution eventually becomes the problem. From a systemic view, the
unresolved trauma or likely traumas, may also be trans-generational since we
now know through recent epigenetic studies that unresolved traumas may be
transmitted through the DNA and also via sperm.
Traditional medical model based addiction recovery program see the specific
addiction as the problem , and often obtain poor results because, from a
systemic view, the addiction is only the symptom of the problem...which is
often some combination of unresolved trauma and disturbed relationship with
father. Recovery programs that address only the specific addiction,
usually fail in the long run because the addiction will just shape shift into
another substance or process/behavioral addiction such as sex, gambling,
hoarding, compulsive shopping, workaholism...and religious or political
fanaticism... eating disorder and so on....
In my experience , Hellinger's contribution to addiction studies ,by
introducing the role of a disturbed relationship with father , remains a blind
spot in most recovery programs...
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In a message dated 12/16/2014 10:06:03 A.M. US Mountain Standard Tim,
ConstellationTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Reading today's news of the hostage taking at a cafe in central Sydney and
the massacre of students and teachers in Pakistan I began to wonder if the
systematic "profile" of a fanatic or extremist Is in any way related to
what we see when we work with addictive behaviors. The emotional absence of
the father.
In my work with addictive behaviors I have experienced numerous cases of
giving up a substance addiction for a zealous religious behavior. In my view
it is merely switching "substances"
I would love to read of your thoughts.
Abrazos
Stephen
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