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Which comes first . . . the chicken or the egg?
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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 463556" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>Very sad, and I'm very sorry you have to deal with it.</p><p></p><p>in my opinion Mental illness always precedes addiction. What makes the whole situation even sadder and more difficult is that the preceding mental illness does not necessarily have to be severe to cause severe addiction. Even a "mild depression" if not identified and treated can result in "off the charts" addiction. </p><p></p><p>Once addiction has set in, that's the first thing that needs to be addressed, but if the underlying illness is not addressed simultaneously or soon after, prognosis is not good. The best example of this is the "dry drunk". A person may stop drinking but not much else has changed - personality, behavior, etc. That's the mental illness. The 12 step programs are successful because they touch on the deeper issues. they don't necessarily look to identify mental illness, but the program does have therapeutic strategies in place to deal with such symptoms.</p><p></p><p>I'm certainly open to the possibility of "stand alone" addiction, but have personally never seen it. Even socially acceptable addictions - coffee, cigarettes, food - have a mental health based cause. It may not necessarily be a true illness, but certainly a deficit of some sort - loneliness, low self esteem, emotional desire/loss.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 463556, member: 11965"] Very sad, and I'm very sorry you have to deal with it. in my opinion Mental illness always precedes addiction. What makes the whole situation even sadder and more difficult is that the preceding mental illness does not necessarily have to be severe to cause severe addiction. Even a "mild depression" if not identified and treated can result in "off the charts" addiction. Once addiction has set in, that's the first thing that needs to be addressed, but if the underlying illness is not addressed simultaneously or soon after, prognosis is not good. The best example of this is the "dry drunk". A person may stop drinking but not much else has changed - personality, behavior, etc. That's the mental illness. The 12 step programs are successful because they touch on the deeper issues. they don't necessarily look to identify mental illness, but the program does have therapeutic strategies in place to deal with such symptoms. I'm certainly open to the possibility of "stand alone" addiction, but have personally never seen it. Even socially acceptable addictions - coffee, cigarettes, food - have a mental health based cause. It may not necessarily be a true illness, but certainly a deficit of some sort - loneliness, low self esteem, emotional desire/loss. [/QUOTE]
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