ADDICTION ZONE

Have you used drugs? If yes, why have you used, or why do you continue to use them?

What does / did, using drugs do for you?

If your drug use was or is a result of trauma, what can you do, or have you done to help you to heal so you can make healthier choices?

Do you feel like you are your addiction? Are you aware of yourself as a person separate from your addiction? Please share whatever comes to mind.

What is your experience with the attempt to stay away from “people, places and things”? Has this been difficult? Do you believe that “people, places and things” cause people to relapse? Why or why not? Please share.

If you use drugs or alcohol, do you think your use affects your family or friends? Please share your thoughts on this.

How important do you feel spiritual strength is to achieve and maintain sobriety? What do you do to strengthen your spirituality, if anything?

How would you describe the experience of dependence on drugs and / or alcohol? How do you feel your life would be different if you did not have this dependence?

If you are using drugs or alcohol and were to stop, what would you miss most?

Can you forgive yourself for some of the things you may have done due to your addiction? Please share to your comfort level.

Do you feel judged by people in your life, and society for having addictions? Please explain.

Do you feel it is more the physical, or the emotional pulls that keep you chained to your addiction, or both? Please share on this.

Do you think that most people who become addicted use drugs to self-medicate, and to stabilize their moods? Why or why not?

Are you able to identify your red flags? If yes, what is one, or two, of them? Please share.

If your heart could speak – what would it say to you about your addiction?