Understanding and Overcoming Shame in Addiction

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Sept. 19, 2016 - PRLog -- Akua Mind and Body has just released a new article and video on Shame and how it can affect addicts in recovery.  Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines shame as "a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety." It is also defined as "a condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute" in the same source. But any addict knows what it means; what it feels like.

People feel shame because they feel that they are bad, they feel guilty because they have done something bad. It is the difference between emotion and action. Addicts experience both and they either try to quit or become more mired in their addiction because of these feelings. A rehabilitation (rehab) program focuses on healing from the physical, emotional and social aspects of addiction.  Within emotional healing, is overcoming the shame pattern that you have developed. At Akua, this is done through a shame resilience.

AKUA Mind & Body is a Drug and alcohol addiction treatment center based in Newport Beach, California.  AKUA provides the highest quality of addiction rehab treatment through the process of Detox, Residential & Intensive Outpatient rehabilitation programs.  AKUA is a team of compassionate professionals whose mission is to create an environment of healing and transformation for each client seeking change.  Accredited by the Joint Commission of Healthcare. Click here for video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVDRdmD62tY