{"id":2395,"date":"2016-10-04T17:59:10","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T09:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/?p=2395"},"modified":"2016-10-04T17:59:10","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T09:59:10","slug":"addiction-and-abnormal-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/addiction-and-abnormal-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"The Addict’s Mind: Addiction and “Abnormal” Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s normal for everyone of us to have mental and behavioral defense mechanisms. It’s how we operate as human beings. However, these mechanisms are put to great use by addicts whenever they’re forced to acknowledge unpleasant facts, feelings, actions or situations. The addict’s mind is forced to construct an existence based on deceit and obfuscation. They do this without realizing that they themselves have fallen into the trap they have created for themselves.<\/p>\n

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When you are a family member or significant other of someone struggling with addiction, you’ll know that t is by understanding the addict’s mind that you can help break the dangerous paradigm.<\/p>\n

So how do\u00a0addicts\u00a0think?<\/p>\n

The Addict’s Mind<\/strong><\/p>\n

As addicts continue deeper into self-destructive and dangerous behavior, their way of thinking develops a way to justify this. Their addictive behavior is intensified, and with this a great responsibility to justify it. They do this by employing mental defense mechanisms. This includes thoughts such as:<\/p>\n