Denial, The Insane, " Infinity merry go round " and The Magic of Neuroplastic Repair.

Addiction is so powerful that the mind has convinced itself that it is not only not well, but that it, the mind, is fighting fit, Denial, insane, infinity, neuroplastic repair.

It is the mind that drags the body to places that the body has been to before, and the body usually has the T-Shirt to prove THIS, and the body really never wants to go back there, but the body's best friend the mind, could not be wrong. Could it?

With no other illness that I have come across do the patients tell the Practitioner, that their diagnosis is wrong or incorrect? I'm ok, I'm functioning, working, earning a fortune, kids in private schools, and I have a great job, I’m the life and soul of our social circle.

Yes, most people do take some time to digest the reality of any bad or disappointing news. Greif almost automatically sends us into a state of Denial, but most people quickly surrender to reality and accept whatever advice and best practice principles they can gather and learn from.

But not the addict, gambler, alcoholic, Shopaholic, workaholic, anorexic, bulimic or self-harmer, they can't see what their friends, family, co-workers and often the Authorities can see. Their Denial is an absolute loop of ♾️ infinity, self-pollinating and perpetuating, it is said that the insanity in most addictions can be summed up or described as follows

Insanity = "Repeating the same mistakes, and expecting different results"

Denial is an absolute loop of ♾️ infinity, leading to insanity.

With the insanity of the first cut, the first drink first hit of heroin, and the first cigarette, the Brain Chemistry is ignited, and Euphoric Recall is often in play or triggered long before any action is taken. Many are triggered in their subconscious, long before they are aware that the craving is upon them… A simple TV advert or behaviour seen on a favourite soap opera can instigate a Domino Effect.

Gamblers can get a hit from looking at a deck of cards or hearing the music of a gambling machine. Shoppers can be driven crazy by an advert for the New Year Sales, or sometimes any Sale, the word Bargain, or Exclusive or Designer can have very triggering effects. And show me a Pint of Guinness, on a 60 INCH T.V., and I will show you a

20-year recovering veteran who is Savaliating like Pavlo and his dogs....

There is a lot of insight to be gained from these revelations. Once We can start to identify these patterns, triggers, this denial insanity, "that this time things might be different", Then we are so much closer to finding a solution to our malady.

This awareness is the genesis and germination of Neuroplastic Repair,

DENIAL did not even know I am lying.