Melissa Tiers – Integrative Addictions Solutions

Think of any addiction as a tenacious habit in the brain that creates a network of association—as some neuroscientists like to say, “the cells that fire together, wire together.” This means that if you use the drug, drink the alcohol, or engage in an addictive activity, you are strengthening your addiction.

Melissa Tiers – Integrative Addictions Solutions

Think of any addiction as a tenacious habit in the brain that creates a network of association—as some neuroscientists like to say, “the cells that fire together, wire together.” This means that if you use the drug, drink the alcohol, or engage in an addictive activity, you are strengthening your addiction.

The more we reinforce the pattern, the stronger the clusters of neurons become. It becomes increasingly difficult to control them.
Neuroscience research has shown that the brain is malleable, capable of changing even the most stubborn patterns. You are rewiring your brain every time you stop a craving, urge, or habituated feeling that leads to them. And it’s easier than you think.

The basic protocol we’ve been using has three levels. We first teach people how habits are formed in the brain. We show them how to stop cravings and, more importantly, how to deal with the emotions that cause them. You’ll learn about the research which concluded that interrupting the habit and connecting the neurons to the ones outside the network is the best method to change it. The techniques can be used to relieve cravings and rewire the habit.

The protocol’s second level aims to alter the emotional impact of past traumas, as well as associations and negative beliefs and emotions many addicts carry. These techniques are based in memory reconsolidation research and the fact that it is possible to change significantly the power implicit memories. This makes it easier to heal, and then move on. You will also learn to recode and install positive beliefs.

The third level focuses on personal power. Addicts can learn alternative strategies for obtaining reward. We help them to create a new hierarchy of values based on their work with willpower and meaning-making.

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