Anne Truong MDMen's Sexual Health Doctor

Three steps to overcome addiction #addictionrecovery #shorts #addictionhelp #youtubeshorts #fyp

11 Dec 2023 · 1 min

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A brief YouTube short where an interviewer asks for three actions people can start at home to begin healing from addiction. The respondent recommends: (1) utilize your support system and be open with trusted people; (2) get professional help (counselor, psychiatrist, therapist, or primary care doctor); and (3) adopt healthy coping skills (exercise, hobbies, spending time with family/friends).

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So what three things that you recommend that someone can start doing at home to kind of begin their journey of healing? And it is a journey.
So the first thing I would say is utilize your support system. So start by being open, because when you're open to someone you trust and care about, you're able to maybe see things in a different way, have a different perspective, or they can be able to encourage you. Another thing is actually to get help. Get help. Go to a professional, go to a counselor, go to a psychiatrist, go to a therapist, go to your primary care doctor. And then the other thing that I would recommend is think about healthy coping skills. So think about other things, other healthier ways of dealing with life, whether it's exercise, whether it's having hobbies, whether it's spending time with family and friends.