“The need to belong refers to the idea that humans have a fundamental motivation to be accepted into relation-ships with others and to be a part of social groups. The fact that belongingness is a need means that human beings must establish and maintain a minimum quantity of enduring relationships. These relationships should have more positivity than negativity and be meaningful and significant to the relationship partners”.
“Mindfulness training, a method of self-observation based on ancient Buddhist psychological models of human suffering, has recently shown promise in the treatment of addictions. Remarkably, the early Buddhist models might be able to further inform our current understanding of addiction and offer novel treatments that outperform traditional options. While Buddhist meditations were not originally designed to specifically treat substance dependencies, Buddhist psychological models show considerable overlap with the current models of addiction, and Buddhist practices aim explicitly to eliminate the causes of craving”.
One of the most famous quotes on being responsible is found in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous and it is in titled “The Responsibility Statement”. This statement reads “I am responsible. When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA to be there and for that: I am responsible.”
When I first came to recovery I was told that I only had to change one thing. Not too bad, right? Who can’t change just one thing? This certainly piqued my interest, so I decided to ask them what that one thing was. Their response was humorous and challenging at the same time. That one thing was EVERYTHING.