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What Addictions Are We Talking About?

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For a variety of reasons, many of us have an underlying structure of disorder that is damaging us and others. We have come to understand that addictions and dependencies are not just alcohol or street drugs. We realize that we often switch to expressions of our addictive personality when we leave a certain set of behaviors behind. We want God to meet us and heal us in the deeper areas of our being where we have been wounded and carry pain and shame so we can leave addictions of all kinds behind.

SOME CATEGORIES OF ADDICTIONS AND DEPENDENCIES

SUBSTANCE ADDICTIONS
Alcohol
Caffeine
Injected or smoked substances such as:
Crack, Crystal Meth, Heroin, Fentanyl, etc.
Marijuana
Prescription Medications
Sugar
Tobacco

BEHAVIOUR ADDICTIONS
Anger/Rage/Bullying
Cutting
Crime
Eating Disorders:
Bulimia, Anorexia,
Binging, Obesity
Gambling
Hoarding
Sex/Pornography
Verbal Abuse:
Gossip, Lying, Accusing
Blaming, Condemning
Violence (Physical, Verbal, Cyber)

 SOFT ADDICTIONS
Digital Use: (Time or Content)
TV/Phone/Tablet;video games,
Social Networking; Cyber-bullying;
Online shopping; Gambling, Pornography
Exercise
Food (See Eating Disorders)
Isolating/Sleep
Money: Debt/Fraud
Religion
Shopping
Sports
Work/Achievement

RELATIONSHIP ADDICTIONS
Abusive Relationships:
Includes: Intimidation, Isolation,
Domination, Blaming,
Humiliation, Withholding,
Forcing acts against one’s will
Approval dependency
Attention Seeking
Codependence/Rescuing
Power/Control

For more information on how these things become destructive and addictive in our lives click here.

PRAYER FOR HEALING AND RESTORATION
Loving God, Thank You for rescuing us from the dark power of Satan and bringing us into loving relationship with Your Son, Jesus. We ask for wisdom and understanding from Your Spirit in order to live as people who honour You. Heal us. Make us new. Make us strong followers of Christ. Root us deeply in Your love. We place our trust in Your power that can do far more in us than we dare ask or imagine. Amen.