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Darren Cefalu, a Certified Addictions Professional at G&G Holistic Treatment Center,
discusses alternative spirituality and how it fits into holistic addiction treatment.
As we know spirituality is probably the biggest
component of any healthy recovery plan. When we
talk about spirituality oftentimes it’s difficult for a lot
of people to engage something that’s related to a
power greater than themselves.
Spirituality plays a tremendous role in helping
people overcome all kinds of mental health
dysfunction. The reason is because most people
who suffer from the disease of addiction, depression
and anxiety are dealing with racing thoughts.
Racing thoughts are the foundation of all the issues
that we experience. Each and every one of us, of
course, has a brain, or a head, and what happens is when we create a thought,
whether it be a positive or a negative thought, it creates some kind of energy.
The problem is when we produce a negative thought that races – either a thought
related to the past that creates sadness or a thought related to the future that creates
anxiety – that thought becomes louder, and louder, and louder, and louder. We need to
find a way to shut it off.
One of the reasons we use substances is because it shuts off the frontal lobe of the
brain. These substances include Adderall, Xanax, alcohol, any of those
benzodiazepines, opiates, even cocaine, which is a stimulant shown to reduce the
glucose metabolism in the front of the brain. That means the brain is no longer
breaking down glucose, synthesizing it into usable energy to create thought.
The front of the brain coincidentally is the place that allows us to think about the
potential of the future based on the results of the past, so when this is shut down,
people get into a very “now” state, and that’s why substances and substance use
becomes so rewarding.
When we talk about spirituality using the idea of spirituality and alternative spirituality
is, if I put out good energy, good energy is going to come back to me. With traditional
religious beliefs, if I pray, then my prayer will be answered.
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3. By having this understanding that you’re connected to something, it shuts down this
ability to race in thought over and over again, and it allows us to accept things and
understand things – even surrender to things – as they are creating a lot less
dysfunction and a lot less suffering in life.
So regardless of the substance use or the behavior that we are dealing with if it’s an
addictive behavior -- gambling, overeating, sex addiction, obsessive-compulsive
disorders – all of these things are designed to create a change in brain chemistry.
Religion, spirituality, a connection to a higher power, also does this, and it does this by
creating the feel good chemicals, dopamine and serotonin. By putting ourselves in a
relaxed, calm, peaceful state and creating these good chemicals we increase our
mood, and we create a very positive mood.
Over the years we’ve learned different techniques to do this. One of the things we do
at G&G is we use things such as vibroacoustic therapy where we use certain tones.
These tones are designed to change our brain wave activity.
One of the things we also do that’s
unique to G&G is we do a program
called “Drumming Off Drugs.” Yes,
we use drums! We use African
Djembe drums which produce
certain tones [sounds].
These tones are paramount to what
goes on in the brainwave activity.
When people consistently hear
these tones, it reduces a racing
thought similar to what substance
use would do, but in a much more healthy way.
By continually drumming and focusing on what you’re doing, you slow down racing
thoughts, and you improve your ability to have a connection to basically something
deeper. It’s been really successful.
The Drumming Off Drugs Program has helped reduce AMA rates (leaving treatment
against medical advice) significantly. I developed that with a gentleman by the name of
Steve Harrarus who has a program as well, so unique to G&G we do rhythmic
drumming.
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4. It’s worked out really well, and it uses a lot of the ancient African and Native American
traditions to help people connect to something, ultimately giving us a sense of peace,
a sense of tranquility in a very healthy and productive, and consistently replicable
manner.
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