Freeing Yourself from the Clenches of Addiction

I’m writing this piece today on addiction as I feel it is the most important and pivotal issue of our time.  So many are suffering from the effects of addiction.  Being someone who was once in the clenches of both alcohol and marijuana addiction, I feel I can write about this matter and provide some useful information and tools on how to free yourself.

It is my belief and truth that alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs expand a person’s aura significantly.  This is what creates the enjoyable feelings and expansion one feels after partaking.  Unfortunately, during this expansion, the aura can become so stretched that holes can be created, thus allowing in energy to attach that is not beneficially to us.  It is this energy that then craves further use.  Being able to deny this energy further use is almost impossible as the urge to continue to use is incredibly strong.

While it’s damn hard to get out of these clenches and cycles of addiction, it is not impossible.  The most important first step is for a person to want to free themselves.  There is no amount of pleading, bribing, or coercing that another person can do for someone who does not recognize that they have a problem and want to quit for themselves.  This was true for me at one point. It took a spiritual awakening and recognizing that I was being guided by spirit and my higher self to finally motivate me to quit.  For me, once God asked something of me, there was no way I could say no.  But there are many people who quit addictions without a spiritual awakening.  Maybe they decide they are tired of feeling like an ass the morning after a huge binge.  Maybe they are tired of feeling tired and hungover.  Maybe they are tired of spending all their money on their vices.  Or perhaps they are tired of looking for joy in a drink or hit and want to be able to find true joy without these substances.  The reasons to quit are vast and unique for each person.

Once a decision to quit has finally been made, the hard work of sobriety can begin.  That energy attachment that one allowed in by abusing drugs and alcohol is not going to just fall away overnight.  It’s going to fight with all it’s might to get the person back to their consuming habits.  Be prepared for this.  The road to recovery is going to take some time.  There may be pitfalls along the way too.  It’s important to not beat yourself up for pitfalls, but instead look for the learning opportunities presented during with these setbacks.

The good news is that so many of us are recognizing that the time to quit addictions is now, and they are putting in the hard work.  Because we are all connected, the work someone does in this area, can benefit the whole.  This path in consciousness has been cleared, and therefore it may not be as hard for people to jump on the sobriety train as it was for those who came before them.  In the following paragraphs I’ll describe some of the useful tools I used to heal myself from addiction.

• It is important to nurture the body to full strength and vitality.  Imagine yourself to be a brand-new baby and devote yourself to nurturing that baby back to health. Get the sleep and rest your body needs and allow yourself proper nutrition that has been lacking.  Find the time to meditate and exercise.  By replacing our drug using habits with healthy habits, we can finally make changes that are permanent.

• Get out in nature as much as possible.  Nature is here to connect us back to our spirit.  Taking a stroll through a beautiful landscape can not only bring in peace, but also allows us to reconnect to the earths’ energy which offers the healing we need at this time.  Working in a garden and touching the soil can ground us to these beneficial energies.  If it is difficult to find nature due to your location or weather, you can bring nature indoors using houseplants.  Hold a leaf in the center of your palms for two minutes, allowing yourself to reconnect to your spirit. 

• Ask your higher self, guides, and angels for help.  An arsenal of help is available for us at this time, but because of freewill, we have to ask for ourselves.  Spirit is just waiting for us to call on them for help right now.

• Find new hobbies and forms of entertainment.  Reading fiction was a huge benefit to me.  When I was using drugs, reading wasn’t something I was interested in or even capable of.  By getting engrossed in an interesting story, I found joy for the little things in life again.  Other artistic hobbies, such as painting, also helped to rewire my brain and bring in a creative side.

• Journal this journey.  Tackling addiction will be one of your greatest achievements.  There are no words to describe the pride and joy that comes when you finally realize you are free from the clenches of drugs and alcohol and that your happiness and light come from within.  Journaling this journey will help cement this progress and allow you to fully see your weaknesses and successes.  For a full blog post on the benefits of this practice, see my blog post titled, Journaling.

• Use water magic.  The consciousness of the water is alive and ready to act on your behalf.  Hold a glass of water in your hands and bless it with an intention.  You might say, “Thank you for these new earth energies,” or “Thank you for this healing.”  Then drink the water and imagine the intention being sent to each cell of your body.  Do this every morning, and you will feel this shift in your energy.

These are powerful tools that worked for me, and I hope they can help you as well.  Remember that freeing yourself from addiction won’t happen overnight.  It might take months or even years before you finally feel the addiction wane and the light come in.  Just know that it will.  Drugs and alcohol are like an abusive partner.  It might be hard to give it up at first, but as time goes on, you’ll look back and realize you don’t even think about them anymore.  That’s true freedom.