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It\u2019s clear that people with addictions have serious issues. In most cases, they have emotional or trauma issues that cause them to medicate their minds and bodies with harmful substances. By eliminating the ability to feel, they deal with their problems the best way they know how. By the time they seek treatment and recovery from their addiction, their illness has probably progressed to the point that they need psychological treatment, even anger management counseling.<\/p>\n
Of all the issues you deal with in addiction, anger issues, if any exist, deserve immediate attention. Anger has a way of permeating someone\u2019s life until friends and family are lost forever. Anger also has a way of progressing to the point where innocent people get hurt and laws get broken. If turned inward, anger leads to the acceleration of an addiction as a means of intentionally destroying oneself. Without anger management treatment, things generally don\u2019t end well.<\/p>\n
Have you ever known someone dealing with a personal addiction who seemed harmless? On the outside, they might be upbeat and highly functional. Make no mistake about it, they may have a volcano boiling over somewhere in their body and\/or mind. There\u2019s a trigger that when ignited, brings the anger out in the most inappropriate way at the most inopportune times.<\/p>\n
At Healing Springs Ranch, we believe most addiction is caused by past trauma<\/a>. When a person is injured physically or emotionally, they fight or flee. At some point, those who flee will eventually stop and fight. Abusing substances is the way they flee from their trauma. When they realize addiction is ineffective against the emotions they feel, it\u2019s anger that moves to the forefront as a means of protection. While anger can protect us from evil, it can also be used to create pain and chaos.<\/p>\n Based on what has been discussed at this point, it\u2019s fair to say addiction and anger typically go hand and hand. Anger management is the best possible solution to destructive anger issues just like addiction treatment is the best solution for addiction issues. The noted effectiveness of anger management is the primary reason why judges sentence people to anger management classes before moving forward with restrictive punishment measures.<\/p>\n Like an addiction, anger management issues don\u2019t go away without some form of outside intervention. If you have stand-alone anger management issues, you would seek help from a psychologist or counselor, at the very least. Addiction issues require the help of trained professionals who have experience dealing with addiction. When both problems exist simultaneously, you would seek help with addiction counseling<\/a> which treats both issues at the same time.<\/p>\n Addiction and anger management treatment are similar in many ways. Both require a significant amount of time invested before progress becomes evident. They both require a focus on the individual\u2019s emotions and innermost feelings. Both require the attending psychologist or counselor to get to the root causes before a significant change can be made. Treating one without addressing the other will result in failure. Finally, both issues require the individual to obtain the life skills and coping capabilities necessary to keep things in check.<\/p>\n The question remains, \u201cWhere can you get treatment for both your addiction and anger issues at the same time?\u201d The reality is you might have some difficulty finding a place that deals with both addiction and anger issues. The best chance you have for finding the right treatment facility requires you to look for a place that treats addiction as the primary illness with a secondary focus on dual diagnosis<\/a> treatment. At Healing Springs Ranch, we are proficient at treating both issues simultaneously.<\/p>\n If you are dealing with both an addiction to harmful substances as well as anger management issues, your treatment options are limited. You can easily find a reputable addiction treatment facility but will find it difficult to find one that also addresses your psychological issues. Likewise, you can enlist the services of a psychologist or counselor for anger management education but might struggle to find someone who treats addictions as well.<\/p>\n Through years of experience, our counselors and clinicians here at Healing Springs Ranch determined that trauma and emotional stress are the core issues underlying many addictions. With this in mind, we have developed a treatment program that seeks to expose our client’s pain and trauma, which we consider the root cause of their addictive behavior. If anger and psychological issues are involved, we are prepared to address those issues as well.<\/p>\n As indicated above, it’s an exercise in futility to address one issue without treating the other issue at the same time. We believe this is one of the reasons why so many people suffer one relapse after another. Our own Integrated Addiction Model<\/a> (I.AM) treatment program establishes the basis for a lasting recovery.<\/p>\nGetting Treatment for an Addiction with Anger Management Included<\/h2>\n
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Dual Diagnosis Treatment through Our Integrated Addiction Model<\/h2>\n