04-02-2018, 12:06 PM
(04-02-2018, 08:34 AM)Cainite Wrote:(04-01-2018, 08:47 PM)anagogy Wrote: However it is possible for it to be instantaneous. I've seen people hypnotized and had their addictions disappear instantly. Every situation is unique.
Being an addict myself, I find that hard to believe. even when we quit and the withdrawals end, we will still be recovering for the rest of our lives. the suffering that addiction brings is unlikely to ever end.
Are you implying that one session of hypnotism can change the brain?
I wouldn't go so far as to say that the suffering is unlikely to ever end. Some people absolutely do continue to suffer throughout their entire lives, even after they've become and remained clean. However, I certainly don't believe it to be the experience that all addicts can expect to have. I'd say that, after a certain amount of balancing has been achieved, your perspective on the situation will begin to alter to such a degree that the experience will no longer feel like suffering. Little by little, you'll start to feel like you're being healed, and much less so like you're being deprived. Like I said though, all experiences are different. Mine has had it's fair share of suffering, but, as each day passes, I feel a little less shackled by the chains of my addiction's pain.