{"id":368,"date":"2012-05-09T20:13:23","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T20:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/amomentofchange\/?p=368"},"modified":"2012-05-09T20:13:23","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T20:13:23","slug":"reflect-on-your-struggles-with-addictive-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/amomentofchange\/2012\/05\/reflect-on-your-struggles-with-addictive-behavior.html","title":{"rendered":"Reflect On Your Struggles With Addictive Behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sherry Gaba LCSW, Psychotherapist, Life & Recovery Coach is featured Celebrity Rehab on VH1. Sherry is the author of \u00a0The Law of Sobriety<\/em>\u009d<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/a>which uses the law of attraction to recover from any addiction. Please download your\u00a0Free EBooks<\/em><\/a>\u00a0from Sherry\u2122s Enrich Your Life Series. Contact Sherry at sherry@sgabatherapy.com for webinars, teleseminars, coaching packages and speaking engagements. Listen to Sherry on\u00a0A Moment of Change<\/em><\/a>\u00a0with Sherry Gaba\u009d on CBS.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>If you are a person who struggles with addictive behavior you know that your own biggest enemy is looking at you every time you stand in front of a mirror. This applies to those who are shopping addicts as well as to those who are drug addicts or alcoholics<\/p>\n

People who have addictions to any type of substance or behavior are their own biggest problem because they cannot let go of the negative stigma that the addiction has created internally. Being able to let go of those negative thoughts about yourself will free you from their restraints and allow you to thrive, grow and change into the person you want to be.
\nThere are four questions that you need to ask yourself to find out if your own negative thoughts are creating a quagmire for you to get out of before you can start to change. They are:<\/p>\n