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Addictions:Addictions:Getting to the CoreGetting to the Core
IssuesIssues
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About Tom’s QualificationsAbout Tom’s Qualifications Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC In private practice since 1997 Using EFT since 1998 Vietnam Veteran & PTSD/Trauma Specialist Research coach for the Veterans Stress Project Diplomate of Comprehensive Energy Psychology – DCEP 10 years facilitating DA/DV groups PhD in the school of life and hard knocks
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GoalsGoals Define Addictions ACE Study – Research of the mind body connection Techniques for getting to the core issues Holistic approach to treating core issues – EFT Client story – CSA survivor Q & A as we go along – conversation and interaction EFT Demonstration
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What I DoWhat I Do I help people solve/resolve problems that are causing
them emotional distress Essentially, I help people reclaim their lives from their
stressful, emotional baggage I do this using Energy Psychology Techniques, esp.
Emotional Freedom Techniques/EFT/Tapping
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Question of the Day:Question of the Day:
Are you willing to suspend what you think you know about healing and addictions?
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Addiction: Disease or Dis-Ease?Addiction: Disease or Dis-Ease? How many different addictions are there? Is there a bacteria, virus, or other pathogen involved? Is there self-medicating of physical and/or emotional
pain? Unconscious choice or victim? Issue or Symptom of larger issues or both?
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Addiction: Disease or Dis-Ease?Addiction: Disease or Dis-Ease? Pre-disposition: Genetic or Epigenetic? 5
Genes/DNA – No Choice: DNA in charge – can’t change it
Epigenetics – Control is outside of DNA Could be Chemical or Energetic or both Energy faster – can switch genes on or off Expression changes interpretation of the blue print Mind/Body connection
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Two types of addictions Two types of addictions 22
Arousal – substances/behaviors that speed up nervous system
Cocaine, amphetamines, caffeine, sex, gambling, working, making more money, violent video games, high risk behaviors
Satiation – substances/behaviors that cause relaxation Heroin, tranquilizers, sleeping pills, food, TV, pot
Alcohol fits both categories.
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Definition:Definition: Persistence of any behavior in the face of known harmful
consequences 1
Dis-ease of Lost Selfhood 2
Caused by ACEs Physiological loss – not connected to body Psychological loss – self esteem Familial loss – family dysfunction Interpersonal loss – healthy vs. unhealthy relationships Social loss – racism/sexism/isolation, etc Cultural loss – cut off from partnership roots Spiritual loss – not connected to spiritual dimensions of
life
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The Circle of AddictionThe Circle of Addiction
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““Everyone is addicted to something at some point in their lives” 2
Addiction Statistic:Addiction Statistic:
Male addicts are 2.5 to 4 times more prevalent that female addicts
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Adverse Childhood Experience Study Design Adverse Childhood Experience Study Design 11 Kaiser Permanente & CDC 17,000 adults studied – Average age: 57 In depth health history Gathered responses to 10 questions Each question answered YES scored 1 point High scores = illness or behavioral problems later in life Trauma is foundational to illness – Including the top 10
disease caused death Traumatic stress affects expression of >1000 genes 6
Evidence of Mind-Body Connection
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Synopsis of Adverse Experiences/TraumaSynopsis of Adverse Experiences/Trauma Personal Perception of the experience Unexpected Out of the ordinary Life changing Potentially dangerous Overwhelming & Shocking Potentially life threatening Challenges sense of what is right and safe in the world – Moral
Wounds Creates Separation from:_____________________ Creates chemical imprints on amygdala, thalamus, & hippocampus
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ACE Study QuestionsACE Study Questions
1. Emotional abuse
2. Physical abuse
3. Sexual abuse
4. Emotional neglect
5. Physical neglect
6. Mother was treated violently
7. Household substance abuse
8. Household mental illness
9. Parental separation or divorce
10. Incarcerated household memberACE STUDY
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Trauma & The BrainTrauma & The Brain
EFT Extinguishes
the alarm response in
the Amygdala
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Mind-Body ConnectionMind-Body Connection
Activates SNS 7
Systemic & individual reactions 7
Responses are: 7
Neurobiological Behavior & social Intellectual & emotional Interpersonal & cultural Societal & global
Stuck energy imprints in body Chakras may stop spinning or spin backwards Meridians may flow backwards or not at all
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Internal EffectsInternal Effects High Glucose levels High Cortisol levels High BP Illness/Disease Depression Anxiety Low Energy Feelings w/o context
External EffectsExternal Effects
Effects of ACEs Over TimeEffects of ACEs Over Time
Isolation
Reactivity
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ACE Study ConclusionsACE Study Conclusions Proves Mind-Body connection Direct correlation between a high ACE score and smoking,
alcoholism, depression, stress, obesity and more. Concluded that trauma was the underlying cause of illness. Time does NOT heal emotional wounds Illness is the body’s way of asking for help. Personal Opinion: DSM defines the body’s manifestation
of the illness and we should treat the trauma, not the symptoms of the illness.
NIMH recently denounced the DSM!
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One or more items, individually or collectively, that stimulate the recall of a painful, undesired event
Triggers the amygdala into alarm mode/fight/flight/freeze Pavlov’s dogs 101 Sight Sound Smell Taste Touch
ACE TriggersACE Triggers
The mind believes what it sees and then sees what it believes. It can not differentiate between, memory, imagination and reality.
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Recovery:Recovery: 2
It is possible for everyone It is a life long process It is a journey though specific stages There are tasks that must be accomplished to become Authentic Developing maturity/recovery are opposite sides of the same coin Each individual is unique – we have our own time frames Everything, including relapse, is part of recovery There are inherent differences between men and women Must honor the masculine or feminine energies before we can
integrate the opposite energies Men and women have much in common along with important
differences
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Treatment Approaches:Treatment Approaches: Traditional
“Treat” the addiction Demands compliance/accountability/truth Demands abstinence
“Treat” MH issues (dual dx) May not completely address the underlying issues May miss hidden issues
Requires a change of thinking – CBT/CPT/Talk therapy May involve use of medications – esp. for opiates Poor success/high relapse: 50 – 90% relapse 3
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Non-Traditional Treatment Approaches:Non-Traditional Treatment Approaches: Multifaceted TX with EFT
Treat cravings Treat emotional wounds Treat (disconnect) associations Treat PR/self-sabotaging beliefs
Why multifaceted approach? Improved outcomes Reduce/eliminate pain - no need to self medicate Energetic removal of people, places and things
Probably will succeed w/o meds
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Getting to the issue(s):Getting to the issue(s): Open ended, probing questions
What are benefits/pay-off of continuing? What is at risk to change? Who/what does it remind you of? Is it Safe, do you deserve, are you resisting, p/o identity?
Gestalt/Parts/Chair work/Covert ego states/Sub personalities Timeline Body centered sensations Role play/experiential Kinesiology, Muscle/Energy Testing for PRs
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Effects on Parents and Family:Effects on Parents and Family: Guilt Stress Shame Anxiety Depression Uncertainty Feeling Helpless Feeling Hopeless Delayed onset PTSD Distressed Relationships - estrangement
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What YOU CAN Do:What YOU CAN Do: Find a support group for yourself – Al Anon, Narc Anon Leave literature out in the open Be available to provide support and guidance Pray for them whether or not you are spiritual or religious
Ho’Oponopono
Support/Organize a PROFESSIONAL Intervention Outpatient treatment in parallel with M.H. counseling –
preferred Outpatient treatment in series with M.H. counseling Change the environment when the person comes home Learn and use EFT for yourself
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Resolving the issue(s):Resolving the issue(s): Combine Energy Psychology Techniques with any of the
aforementioned techniques Emotional Freedom Technique Tapas Acupressure Technique Kinesiology/muscle/energy testing
Essential Oils Work toward reducing the emotional charge of the issue Work toward FORGIVENESS
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ForgivenessForgiveness Def. - The process of concluding resentment, indignation or
anger as a result of a perceived offense, difference or mistake, or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution
It is a process, not an event It is NOT about condoning what happened It is NOT for or about the perpetrator It is for YOU, the carrier of the “burden or pain” The purpose of forgiveness is to unburden yourself The purpose of forgiveness is to let go of the emotional
charge The purpose of forgiveness is healing.
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Treat the memories/beliefs withTreat the memories/beliefs with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Thought Field Therapy (TFT) Tapas Acupressure Technique (TAT Other Energy Psychology Technique Most Research has been done on EFT
What Can Be Done?What Can Be Done?
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What Is What Is Emotional Freedom Emotional Freedom
Technique?Technique? EFT is Acupuncture or Acupressure
for the emotions w/o needles Tap on acupoints/meridian points
instead of inserting needles Looks strange when doing it Maybe Mona Lisa knew something
we didn’t know until the mid 1980’s
About EFTAbout EFT
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Premise:Premise:The cause of all exaggerated or abnormal emotional reactions is a disturbance or blockage in the body’s energy system (Involves subconscious mind and interpretation).
Distorted or blocked energy shows up in the body as some type of distress, disturbance or illness
The Chinese have been telling us this for thousands of years.
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Traditional Psychology:Traditional Psychology:Change your thinking and your emotional response changes. This is difficult to do. (Emotional charge still present). It’s like talking to a pre-recorded tape; there is no mechanism to change it.
This is because neurons that fire together wire together and are not easy to unwire even though the brain exhibits Neuroplasticity. It takes 21 day to change a habit (conditioned response), maybe.
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EFT Psychology:EFT Psychology:Change your emotional response by removing the excess emotional charge and your beliefs/thinking changes as well as behaviors. This is easy to do with EFT. Basically, we erase and reprogram the tape!
There is plenty of evidence that EFT unwires previously wired conditioned responses rapidly and easily.
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Why Use EFT/Tapping?Why Use EFT/Tapping? Easy to use Can be self applied Corrects Psychological Reversal Ability to create rapid, deep changes Accelerates healing of Mind, Body & Spirit Works when traditional methods have failed Discharges the emotional energy of the issue Creates counter conditioning Reduces or eliminates the emotional intensity of the
file/tape/memory/issue
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MAM Before TXMAM Before TX
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MAM’s StoryMAM’s Story
Raped at 8 years old - multiple ensuing rapes In and out of talk therapy & psych wards; over 30 years Course of ECT in her 20s Suicidal Multiple therapists Multiple psych meds Multiple high risk behaviors Over weight (324 lbs), type II Diabetes, neglected her teeth Up to 4 sessions/week w/me at times
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MAM’s Current StatusMAM’s Current Status
Eliminated all medication No longer suicidal; PTSD symptoms greatly
reduced Started getting her teeth fixed Lost over 115 pounds Ceased high risk sexual behavior Reduced cigarette smoking Reduced illegal substance usage HgA1C level dropped over 1% - currently >5.5%
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MAM’s Current PhotosMAM’s Current Photos
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ReferencesReferences
1. Real, MSW, Terrence, I Don’t Want to Talk About I; Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression”
2. Diamond, LCSW Jed, “The Warrior’s Journey Home; Healing Men, Healing the Planet”
3. Caron Foundation4. ACEstudy.org5. Church, PhD, Dawson, “The Genie in Your Genes”6. Chruch,PhD, Dawson, Quoted in “The Tapping Solution” by
Nick Ortner
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Recommended Reading/ViewingRecommended Reading/Viewing
1. The Biology of Belief – Bruce Lipton, PhD2. The Genie in Your Genes – Dawson Church, PhD3. Men Alive – Jed Diamond, LCSW4. The Warrior’s Journey Home – Jed Diamond, LCSW5. I Don’t Want to Talk About It – Terrence Real, MSW6. The Living Matrix – DVDT7. Bruce Lipton on Epigenetics – YouTube8. The Tapping Solution – Nick Ortner
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Contact InformationContact Information
Tom Porpiglia, MS, LMHC, DCEP, EFT-ADV, EAS-C
Life Script Mental HealthCounseling Services PLLC
202 Dickinson RoadWebster, NY 14580
585-704-0376Services in person, group, or VSee (video conferencing)