| The addiciton to drugs and painkillers has received | | | | swirl that is a downward spiral of |
| more publicity after Rush Limbaugh spent a | | | | self-recrimination.When there is a painful moment |
| month in rehab for an addiction to painkillers. | | | | due to a bad situation at work etc, try and take |
| Celebrities such as Whitney Houston and Faith | | | | a deep breath and remember that the boss or |
| Evans also were in the news for drug rehabilitation | | | | co-worker has their own set of issues etc. It is |
| treatment.Studies at the University of Buffalo | | | | easy to go home and want some way to forget |
| have shown that those who fall into addictions | | | | things and that is where alcohol and drugs can |
| often suffer from a tendency for self-blame and | | | | come in. But try to think about the person who |
| shame and this may lead someone towards drugs | | | | insulte you . Are they really in control of their own |
| and alcohol as a way to cope.Look at your own | | | | emotions and their own reactions? Or are they |
| tendences for shame if you are yourself inclined | | | | just responding like a reflex perhaps based on |
| towards drugs and alcohol. Do you beat yourself | | | | their own family history and issues |
| up a lot after a specific situation? Or if you know | | | | themselves?The more we can see what other |
| someone with an inclination towards drugs or | | | | people are going through, the easier it is to not |
| alcohol what is his or her self-esteem like?In | | | | buy into their outbursts towards us and this can |
| meditation classes it's often discussed that we are | | | | help stop the cycle that leads people into drugs |
| not our negative emotions, but can watch them. | | | | and alcohol to soothe the pain. This helps us be |
| There is always a part of our mind that can | | | | calmer and more peaceful and not being part of |
| observe our anger, jealousy, frustrations etc. Get | | | | the chain reaction.Dee Cohen is a licensed social |
| in touch with that part rather than staying in the | | | | worker and certified yoga teacher in Florida. |