The Three Rules of Sobriety
Part Three
Foundations Hypnosis Seattle ~ Bellevue
So far in this series we have looked at traditional chemical dependency treatment vs. non-traditional treatment, in this case the non – traditional treatment involves the use of the three Rules of Sobriety, which are:
1) The Rule of Attention: What you put your attention on increases in your life.
2) The Rule of Detachment.
3) The Rule of Deliberate Creation.
(See Part One for further details of these rules.)
In part two of this series we looked at the basis of how the Rule of Attention / Attraction works. In this third part of the series we will look at Rule #2 The Rule of Detachment.
When a client first comes to see me, one of the ideas that I inject into their mind is that they aren’t their thoughts, they aren’t their body. They’re the consciousness behind these things. The best way to explain this is to think about a car. If you get in to the driver’s seat of a car, turn on the ignition, put the car into gear, release the brake, and then get out of the car, what would happen? The car would start aimlessly moving until it hits something or goes off the road, crashes, etc. This is much the same situation with you. Our brain is like the engine to the car, and our body is chaise of the car. With our thoughts the brain directs the activity of the body. It moves the body in various directions, but unless you, the driver of the car, i.e. the consciousness behind the thoughts, are actually directing the thoughts, our body will quickly bump into and / or crash into daily events and activities that may cause serious issues.
Now think of urges / cravings as simply thoughts, thoughts that will guide our bodies / cars into serious accidents and crashes unless you take control of those thoughts and begin directing your life.
How can you do this? The first task is to learn to detach from your thoughts. Oh I don’t mean to ignore your thoughts, thoughts are important, and very powerful things. With thoughts you can do things like solve difficult problems, or sometimes easy problems, and perform various tasks throughout your day. Without your thoughts you would simply not be able to function in this world, BUT, it is important that you learn that you don’t have to give into every thought that you have. When you have a thought that says, “It sure would feel good to have just one drink” or “I have had such a stressful week, it sure would be nice to go out and just have a little coke, crank, crack, ecstasy, GHB, etc., so I can finally relax and enjoy myself”.
What you need to be able to do is to figure out how to deal with whatever was causing your week to be so stressful in the first place, and then figure out a more appropriate response. The response should be one that does not rely upon your addiction or compulsion of choice.
This ability can be learned through the power of self hypnosis / meditation. Foundations teaches these skills along with using Clinical Hypnosis to clean up old memories, old agreements, and help you develop new images, new agreements that will allow you to move from a life of addictive behavior to a life of easy and strong recovery.
How can this be done, and what will that be like? Are you interested in a program that can change your life dramatically for the better? Be sure and come back to read part three of this series.
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