{"id":278,"date":"2016-07-11T15:28:34","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T15:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.healingspringsranch.com\/?page_id=278"},"modified":"2020-07-08T09:44:36","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T14:44:36","slug":"addictions-treated","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.healingspringsranch.com\/treatment\/addictions-treated\/","title":{"rendered":"Conditions We Treat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\tOur philosophy believes in a broad base definition of \u201caddiction&#8221;.\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>We define addiction as <strong>\u201ca pattern of thoughts or behaviors that provide a sense of relief from emotional pain or discomfort- a type of self-soothing by \u201cnumbing\u201d.<\/strong> This \u201cnumbing\u201d is what people become addicted to. This is not to be confused with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drugabuse.gov\/publications\/principles-drug-addiction-treatment-research-based-guide-third-edition\/frequently-asked-questions\/there-difference-between-physical-dependence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">physical addiction<\/a>, which explains the body\u2019s dependence on chemicals, but rather the psychological addictions that underly and creates the physical addictions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healingspringsranch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ranch-1.jpg\" alt=\"ranch\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" title=\"ranch\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>Many times substance use problems are also coupled with other addictive patterns and symptoms such as:<\/p>\n\t<ul>\n<li>sex<\/li>\n<li>gambling<\/li>\n<li>pornography<\/li>\n<li>spending<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<ul>\n<li>exercising<\/li>\n<li>working<\/li>\n<li>smoking<\/li>\n<li>eating<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<ul>\n<li>cleaning<\/li>\n<li>hoarding<\/li>\n<li>gaming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<p>These are called <strong>process addictions<\/strong> and describe addictive compulsions to a \u201cprocess\u201d as opposed to a \u201csubstance\u201d. Unfortunately, the chemical addiction community has historically recognized chemical addictions as something different than \u201cprocess\u201d addictions- with treatment requiring different facilities, different programs, and even different therapeutic approaches.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent research has begun to show that the brain\u2019s response to the addictive \u201crush\u201d created by many process addictions is very similar, if not the same, as that seen with substance use.<\/p>\n<p>Looking beneath the surface of the actual addictive behavior (both chemical and process) provides insight into the \u201cfunction\u201d behind the addiction itself. In a sense, we practice \u201cfunctional therapy\u201d. This approach allows us to identify the root cause of the \u201cneed to numb\u201d as opposed to simply treating the symptoms. While abstinence is critical, true recovery must address the \u201cfunction\u201d behind all addictive patterns and mental health issues. Otherwise, one may enter drug rehab only to get stuck in a chronic cycle of relapse, or \u201caddiction substitution\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our philosophy believes in a broad base definition of \u201caddiction&#8221;. We define addiction as \u201ca pattern of thoughts or behaviors that provide a sense of relief from emotional pain or discomfort- a type of self-soothing by \u201cnumbing\u201d. This \u201cnumbing\u201d is what people become addicted to. This is not to be confused with physical addiction, which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":1056,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"yst_prominent_words":[154,600,1001,1000,1003,1007,1005,1006,1004,742,1002,999,1008,438,142],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healingspringsranch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/278"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healingspringsranch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healingspringsranch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healingspringsranch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healingspringsranch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healingspringsranch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/278\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healingspringsranch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healingspringsranch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healingspringsranch.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}