1) Addiction affects the brain both physiologically and spiritually, disrupting its neurochemical balance. Repeated substance use trains the brain to function at a "new normal" set point of tolerance.
2) Recovery requires total abstinence to allow the metabolic and cellular systems regulating addiction in the reptilian brain to heal. It also involves renewing the mind through Bible study and prayer, and renewing life through new relationships and purpose.
3) The ultimate solution is found through Jesus, who said life comes not by physical things alone but by obeying God's word. God's word acts as spiritual nourishment to guide one's steps in recovery.
A woman reflects on her past dreams of marriage and family while looking at old photographs by the fireplace. She speaks of how one person can worm their way into your mind and manipulate you to make bad decisions that haunt you. Although she feels guilt for what she has done, she questions whether the person who controlled her thoughts should truly be blamed for their actions. In a disturbing memory, she sees the girl in the bath from her point of view being held underwater, and asks herself if allowing it to happen was worse than committing the act itself, and whether she killed her.
The document discusses Hamlet's actions and leadership qualities. It notes that Hamlet decides to pretend to be insane, but only tells Horatio and Marcellus. Later, Hamlet reacts quickly by stabbing the tapestry, assuming it is Claudius but finding it is actually Polonius. The document suggests leaders should investigate before taking rash actions, not deceive others, and lead by example.
Michael Corleone transforms from a reluctant successor to a forceful leader of the Corleone crime family. While he tells his wife Kay he is not like his father, he is actually much more calculating and ruthless. Through his precise and cold-hearted maneuvers, Michael is able to eliminate enemies and make the Corleone family extremely powerful and wealthy. However, these actions change him into a "cold lousy hearted bastard" and isolate him from his family, demonstrating the heavy personal costs of his criminal path.
Explore the compelling and visual-rich story of ProCap™, the patented soft shell helmet add-on proven to reduce the risk of head injury due to blunt force impact. As the only product of its kind on the market to have a sleek, streamlined appearance, ProCap™ is poised to revolutionize head protection in the sport of football.
Este documento presenta información sobre diferentes trastornos valvulares cardíacos, incluyendo su etiología, fisiopatología, manifestaciones clínicas y diagnóstico. Describe los trastornos de las válvulas mitral, aórtica, tricúspide y pulmonar, particularmente estenosis, insuficiencia y prolapso. Explica cómo cada condición afecta el flujo sanguíneo y la presión, resultando en síntomas como disnea, fatiga, dolor torácico y otros. Resalta la
Sam congdon was born in Escondido, California in 1973, grew up in Washington State, he graduated from high school in 1991 and enrolled at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale Michiganhe he learnt a lot about business, finance, entrepreneurialism, and things that an entrepreneur needs such as how to write a business plan. I have marketed and sold millions of dollars worth of sophisticated financial products to business owners, executives and high net worth individuals from over 40 countries.
This Haiku Deck presentation contains 4 photos from different photographers to illustrate haiku poems. The presentation promotes creating your own Haiku Deck on SlideShare, allowing users to easily make and share short slideshow presentations online using photos and minimal text to tell visual stories or illustrate concepts.
A woman reflects on her past dreams of marriage and family while looking at old photographs by the fireplace. She speaks of how one person can worm their way into your mind and manipulate you to make bad decisions that haunt you. Although she feels guilt for what she has done, she questions whether the person who controlled her thoughts should truly be blamed for their actions. In a disturbing memory, she sees the girl in the bath from her point of view being held underwater, and asks herself if allowing it to happen was worse than committing the act itself, and whether she killed her.
The document discusses Hamlet's actions and leadership qualities. It notes that Hamlet decides to pretend to be insane, but only tells Horatio and Marcellus. Later, Hamlet reacts quickly by stabbing the tapestry, assuming it is Claudius but finding it is actually Polonius. The document suggests leaders should investigate before taking rash actions, not deceive others, and lead by example.
Michael Corleone transforms from a reluctant successor to a forceful leader of the Corleone crime family. While he tells his wife Kay he is not like his father, he is actually much more calculating and ruthless. Through his precise and cold-hearted maneuvers, Michael is able to eliminate enemies and make the Corleone family extremely powerful and wealthy. However, these actions change him into a "cold lousy hearted bastard" and isolate him from his family, demonstrating the heavy personal costs of his criminal path.
Explore the compelling and visual-rich story of ProCap™, the patented soft shell helmet add-on proven to reduce the risk of head injury due to blunt force impact. As the only product of its kind on the market to have a sleek, streamlined appearance, ProCap™ is poised to revolutionize head protection in the sport of football.
Este documento presenta información sobre diferentes trastornos valvulares cardíacos, incluyendo su etiología, fisiopatología, manifestaciones clínicas y diagnóstico. Describe los trastornos de las válvulas mitral, aórtica, tricúspide y pulmonar, particularmente estenosis, insuficiencia y prolapso. Explica cómo cada condición afecta el flujo sanguíneo y la presión, resultando en síntomas como disnea, fatiga, dolor torácico y otros. Resalta la
Sam congdon was born in Escondido, California in 1973, grew up in Washington State, he graduated from high school in 1991 and enrolled at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale Michiganhe he learnt a lot about business, finance, entrepreneurialism, and things that an entrepreneur needs such as how to write a business plan. I have marketed and sold millions of dollars worth of sophisticated financial products to business owners, executives and high net worth individuals from over 40 countries.
This Haiku Deck presentation contains 4 photos from different photographers to illustrate haiku poems. The presentation promotes creating your own Haiku Deck on SlideShare, allowing users to easily make and share short slideshow presentations online using photos and minimal text to tell visual stories or illustrate concepts.
This document discusses attunement and empathy. It states that attunement involves being aware, receptive, and empathetic. It suggests that the fall caused human functioning to descend into the brainstem and split in half, disconnecting empathy. Contemplative practice can strengthen the corpus callosum and anterior cingulate, restoring attunement and empathy. The Eden question is "What is my purpose?". The document provides a workshop schedule focusing on restoring attunement and empathy through experientials, scripture, and contemplative practices like lectio divina and prayer.
This document discusses the spectrum of emotions and how energy moves inward or outward from the mind and body. It provides a list of emotions and how they relate to different parts of the brain and behaviors. Strategies are suggested for managing emotions, including using emotional tools from the prefrontal cortex like journaling. Physical strategies are also listed like breathing, hydrating, and exercise to help flush stress toxins and discharge emotions from the limbic system and brain stem.
The document discusses attachment theory and how early childhood experiences with caregivers shape adult relationships and views of God. It promotes viewing God as a safe haven and secure attachment figure to heal from past wounds. The goal is to develop a secure attachment style characterized by seeing oneself and others as loving and worthy with healthy interdependence.
1) The document discusses how thoughts can physically change the brain by strengthening or weakening neural connections. Negative thoughts in particular can cause dendrites to become sparse and thorny.
2) It explains how addictive behaviors like substance abuse or illicit sex flood the brain with dopamine, leading to receptor death and resulting neurological issues like depression, low energy, and difficulty feeling pleasure.
3) The document recommends abstaining from addictive behaviors for 90 days to reset the brain, and practicing lifelong healing through renewing the mind with God's word and staying alert against memory traces trying to resurrect addictions.
The document discusses the repair cycle. It likely outlines the different steps involved in a repair process from identifying an issue, to diagnosing the problem, repairing or replacing parts, and ensuring the repairs address the original problem. The repair cycle aims to restore functionality through systematic assessment and resolution of any technical faults or damage.
The document discusses repairing relationships through attuning central nervous systems. It explains that people originally operated as interconnected "we" systems but fell into operating as disconnected "I" systems. It provides techniques for repairing this, including turning toward each other through senses like eye contact, touch, and shared rhythms. The goal is for couples to function as secure, two-part systems that co-regulate one another's emotions and stress. Addressing deficits like attachment injuries or alexithymia can help partners reconnect physically, psychologically and spiritually.
The document discusses how thoughts can impact physical health. It states that thoughts trigger chemical reactions in the body and influence cellular structure. Positive thoughts like peace and gratitude create an alkaline environment while negative thoughts like anger create an acidic one. Chronic stress from negative thoughts long-term can lead to health issues like arthritis, diabetes and cancer by producing too much cortisol. The document recommends managing stress by living in the present rather than worrying about the past or future, and finding peace through God's word and walking with Christ's presence.
This document discusses anger and strategies for managing it. It notes that anger causes physiological effects like increased heart rate and blood pressure. Anger also affects those around us as human physiology and emotions synchronize. The document recommends managing anger through both mind and body, with exercise to reduce physiological effects and focusing thoughts on God's grace rather than mental rehearsal of violence.
This document discusses attunement and empathy. It states that attunement involves being aware, receptive, and empathetic. It suggests that the fall caused human functioning to descend into the brainstem and split in half, disconnecting empathy. Contemplative practice can strengthen the corpus callosum and anterior cingulate, restoring attunement and empathy. The Eden question is "What is my purpose?". The document provides a workshop schedule focusing on restoring attunement and empathy through experientials, scripture, and contemplative practices like lectio divina and prayer.
This document discusses the spectrum of emotions and how energy moves inward or outward from the mind and body. It provides a list of emotions and how they relate to different parts of the brain and behaviors. Strategies are suggested for managing emotions, including using emotional tools from the prefrontal cortex like journaling. Physical strategies are also listed like breathing, hydrating, and exercise to help flush stress toxins and discharge emotions from the limbic system and brain stem.
The document discusses attachment theory and how early childhood experiences with caregivers shape adult relationships and views of God. It promotes viewing God as a safe haven and secure attachment figure to heal from past wounds. The goal is to develop a secure attachment style characterized by seeing oneself and others as loving and worthy with healthy interdependence.
1) The document discusses how thoughts can physically change the brain by strengthening or weakening neural connections. Negative thoughts in particular can cause dendrites to become sparse and thorny.
2) It explains how addictive behaviors like substance abuse or illicit sex flood the brain with dopamine, leading to receptor death and resulting neurological issues like depression, low energy, and difficulty feeling pleasure.
3) The document recommends abstaining from addictive behaviors for 90 days to reset the brain, and practicing lifelong healing through renewing the mind with God's word and staying alert against memory traces trying to resurrect addictions.
The document discusses the repair cycle. It likely outlines the different steps involved in a repair process from identifying an issue, to diagnosing the problem, repairing or replacing parts, and ensuring the repairs address the original problem. The repair cycle aims to restore functionality through systematic assessment and resolution of any technical faults or damage.
The document discusses repairing relationships through attuning central nervous systems. It explains that people originally operated as interconnected "we" systems but fell into operating as disconnected "I" systems. It provides techniques for repairing this, including turning toward each other through senses like eye contact, touch, and shared rhythms. The goal is for couples to function as secure, two-part systems that co-regulate one another's emotions and stress. Addressing deficits like attachment injuries or alexithymia can help partners reconnect physically, psychologically and spiritually.
The document discusses how thoughts can impact physical health. It states that thoughts trigger chemical reactions in the body and influence cellular structure. Positive thoughts like peace and gratitude create an alkaline environment while negative thoughts like anger create an acidic one. Chronic stress from negative thoughts long-term can lead to health issues like arthritis, diabetes and cancer by producing too much cortisol. The document recommends managing stress by living in the present rather than worrying about the past or future, and finding peace through God's word and walking with Christ's presence.
This document discusses anger and strategies for managing it. It notes that anger causes physiological effects like increased heart rate and blood pressure. Anger also affects those around us as human physiology and emotions synchronize. The document recommends managing anger through both mind and body, with exercise to reduce physiological effects and focusing thoughts on God's grace rather than mental rehearsal of violence.
2. Your Enemy Seeks to DestroyYou
“Take thy beak from out my heart,
and take thy form from off my door!"
Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."
And the Raven, never flitting,
still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas
just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming
of a demon's that is dreaming,
And the lamplight o'er him streaming
throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow
that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted Nevermore! “
-The Raven, Edgar Allen Poe
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3. Addiction in Ghana
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There is a way that seems
right to a man, but in the
end it leads to death.
Proverbs 14:12
Pito Akpeteshie
Ogogro Cocaine
Heroin
Ntampi
4. The Physiology of Addiction
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The brain resists any disturbance to it’s
neurochemical equilibrium.
Like a thermostat, it has ‘set points’. If these are
forced to change, they are done so very slowly.
The brain loves balance!
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When a substance is introduced, the brain
immediately notices the chemical change.
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The brain always responds in the opposite
direction!
REBOUND!
7. The Physiology of Addiction
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With repeated use the brain slowly sets a new
set point.
TOLERANCE!
Brain Chemistry is Changed!
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Initially the brain reacts by creating more
receptors for substance.
But with continued flooding, it will desensitize
(ignore) the overabundance of the substance
and create less receptors for the substance.
Cells are Changed!
Daughter cells will continue to have less
receptors than started with. Addicts will feel
worse than when they started using the
substance.
9. The Roadmap to Recovery
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The Triune Brain
Have you ever seen a crocodile sing it’s young a
lullaby?
reptilian (R-Complex) brain
Have you ever seen a cat or dog do a crossword
puzzle?
mammalian (Limbic) brain
Humanity can rise above reptilian and
mammalian worlds with the advent of the neo-
mammalian brain – the neocortex.
The Frontal Lobe – Crown and Glory of Man
adorn with laurel wreath, dot it, crown it
10. The Heart of Recovery
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Addiction is a metabolic and cellular syndrome that
results from a spiritual deception.
Substance Use & Abuse is in the limbic system.
Talk therapies are limited in their effectiveness as
use and abuse of a substance are not primarily
‘thinking’ problems of the neocortex.
Substance Addiction is in the reptilian system.
Appeal to emotions in the limbic system or logic in
the neocortex system is limited in it’s effectiveness.
RECOVERY REQUIRES
ABSTINENCE (Fasting) to help the
reptilian brain heal metabolically and cellularly.
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Renew the Body
Fast from substance
Renew the Mind
Study the Word, Pray
Renew Life
New people, places, and purpose
Abstinence & Renewal
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RX:The Solution
Jesus said, “… Man shall not live by
bread alone, but by eve ry
word that proceedeth out of the
mouth of God” - Matthew 4:4
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a
light unto my path.- Psalm
119:105
God’sWord