F*ed Up Thinking Can F* Up Your Recovery

We’re going to talk about common thinking errors – in AA they say stinking thinking – in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy it’s called cognitive errors or cognitive distortions. As we know, everybody is recovering from something- it’s just a part of life, we are exhausted and wounded and usually overwhelmed between jobs, kids, spouses, bills- it’s exhausting. And over the course of time, we create these mental filters and errors that can really take you to a negative and dark place. Thinking errors are a created habit, that you spend years practicing, and like every other habit we talk about here, it also takes practice to start neutralizing bad habits and change them. But first, you have to recognize the habit to then kick its ass. And breaking these habits is not difficult! It takes time, and a concerted effort, but it isn’t hard at all and for those of you that want more help, I promise at the end of this episode I am going to give you an opportunity to get some help with me, to start getting into action to change some of these habits. Because we have to take action- you are no longer aloud to sit around thinking about making some changes, or thinking about trying harder, or starting the new healthy eating, or starting to have a more robust social life or dating life, that’s one I hear a lot- I’d like to be dating and meeting people but I’m so tired after work, or I don’t know where to meet people. SO- no more talking about it or thinking about it, let’s get into action and create some amazing change we can feel proud of. As an addicted person, my brain is wired a little differently. And where our wiring is different is in the pleasure center of our brain. I am completely in love with and obsessed with the brain and how it works and I promise I’m not going to get crazy in neuroscience here where you are falling asleep- but on the most simple level, here’s what you need to understand: There is a reward system in the brain that gets all F*ed up with substance abuse and gambling and sex and everything else we can abuse. That reward system being hijacked is one of the greatest challenges in recovery and getting sober. Our brains are physically and biologically altered by addiction. Read More:  http://addictionunlimited.com/thinking-errors/ Thinking Errors:  http://addictionunlimited.com/thinking-errors/ Facebook Group:  facebook.com/groups/addictionunlimited Work with me:  hello@angelapugh.com  or  http://addictionunlimited.com/contact/ Insta:  @addictionunlimited    or     @angela_pugh_