Substance Misuse Therapy Kenilworth

Substance Misuse Therapy Kenilworth My work with drug/substance addiction has shown some truly miraculous results! Imagine a life free of Drug/Substance Addiction. Imagine how you will feel!

We know that the brain is constantly changing. The neuroplasticity of the brain allows us to create new neural connections by instigating rapid intervention therapies. By breaking the old neuro connections, we can actually re-wire the response your subconscious mind has to the sight, smell or thought of the addiction – forcing your mind to trigger an entirely new feeling and behaviour. Subsequentl

y when you are exposed to any of the old addictive triggers, your brain doesn’t automatically respond in the old way, because it feels stronger and healthier. The very thing that used to instigate cravings and relapse now actually reinforces the commitment to cease the addictive behaviour. Imagine a life free of Drug/Substance Addiction, a life where you are no longer controlled by a “ fix “ of a chemical or substance? Imagine the situations, activities, happiness and self-esteem/confidence you will be able to enjoy, free of your abusive Drug/Substance Addiction. Break Free from Addiction and Take Back
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Insomnia and Sleep Issues Lying awake at night, staring at the ceiling, feeling wired but exhausted? If that sounds fami...
10/02/2025

Insomnia and Sleep Issues
Lying awake at night, staring at the ceiling, feeling wired but exhausted?
If that sounds familiar , there’s a good chance your cortisol levels are out of control.
And here’s the deal: high cortisol is more than just a bad night’s sleep—it’s a serious roadblock to your health, energy, and your ability to hit the flow state.
Cortisol is your body’s built-in alarm system.
It’s meant to help you handle stress, but when it sticks around too long—especially at night—it can wreak havoc on your sleep.
Studies show that elevated evening cortisol is one of the biggest culprits behind tossing and turning, disrupted sleep cycles, and that feeling of being “tired but wired”.
When your cortisol levels are too high in the evening, your body stays in a state of alertness, making it nearly impossible to relax and fall asleep.
And poor sleep doesn’t just affect your mood—it drags down your entire health, energy, and performance.
The Cost of High Cortisol:
1. Disrupted Sleep
High cortisol messes with your body’s natural circadian rhythm, making it harder to fall asleep and stay asleep. You wake up feeling drained, no matter how long you’ve been in bed.
2. Increased Stress and Anxiety
Cortisol is linked to heightened stress responses. If your cortisol stays high, your body is constantly in “fight-or-flight” mode, which leads to more stress, anxiety, and mental fog during the day.
3. Blocked Flow State
Cortisol doesn’t just affect your sleep—it blocks your ability to enter the flow state. The flow state is where you’re fully focused and performing at your best, but high cortisol keeps your brain stuck in overdrive, making it impossible to focus deeply or think creatively.
Now, imagine what happens when you cut evening cortisol by 25%.
You’re not just lowering your stress—you’re giving your body the green light to relax, sleep deeply, and wake up energized.
Lowering cortisol improves your sleep quality, reduces anxiety, and opens the door for you to finally access the flow state.
When cortisol comes down:
1. Deep, Restorative Sleep
Lower cortisol allows your body to enter its natural rest-and-recover mode, improving sleep quality and helping you wake up refreshed and ready to take on the day.
2. Reduced Anxiety, More Clarity
When your cortisol levels are balanced, you’ll notice less anxiety, better mental clarity, and an increased sense of calm. This sets you up for a more productive, focused day.
3. More Consistent Flow State
With cortisol in check, your mind and body can work together, making it easier to slip into the flow state—where creativity, focus, and high performance come effortlessly.
You don’t have to spend another night staring at the ceiling, trapped in a cycle of poor sleep and high stress.
Lowering your evening cortisol naturally is possible, and it’s the key to better sleep, more energy, and consistent access to the flow state.
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25/01/2025

The new model science of addiction
Scientists now view addiction more as the symptom of, effectively, a rewiring of the brain and, specifically, of the brain’s reward system. Addiction, therefore, is not so much to the drug or behaviour, but instead to the reward that drug or behaviour can trigger inside the brain.
Fundamental to this is dopamine. Everyone will produce dopamine and will be familiar with the buzz it can provide, perhaps from the satisfaction of successfully completing a difficult task or the thrill of seeing a team you support win. The chemical is part of our evolutionary history, helping to reward the behaviours that ensured the survival not just of our individual ancestors, but also of our species.
Addiction, however, hijacks this system. With drugs, it might be chemically, affecting the way the brain processes dopamine to increase the intensity of the hit which, in turn, starts the re-wiring process. With other addictive behaviours it will just be the brain that re-wires itself to demand more of the behaviour and the associated dopamine.
Surprising evidence of this may come from treatments for Parkinson’s disease. The illness destroys the brain’s ability to produce dopamine, so patients will often be prescribed replacement therapy. However, in one study about 14% went on to develop addictions after starting the therapy.
How the brain changes with addiction
One model of addiction, developed by Professor Rita Goldstein, suggests addiction is a combination of two factors, salience attribution and inhibition impairment. Essentially, the addiction begins to dominate the addict’s thoughts, while also diminishing their ability to exercise self-control. A description that many familiar with addiction will recognize.
However, Goldstein has also studied the physical and cognitive impacts on the brain in an attempt to understand this further3. She noticed that with co***ne addicts, there was a deterioration in the volume of grey matter in the prefrontal cortex. This part of the brain controls things like decision-making and planning.
Goldstein found, interestingly, that while the addicts performed badly on routine cognitive tests, when the cognitive tests were related to drugs, their performance was above average. In other words, their brain had physically adapted to be better at feeding their addictions at the expense of other parts of their life.
The causes of addiction
The science of addiction still to understand the exact causes of addictive behaviour, especially why some people become addicts while other people are unaffected by the same stimuli. The difficulty is not just the limits of the science being used, there are also external factors that appear to have an impact, making it hard to establish precise causes and their effects.
Social cues may affect the way people approach potentially addictive behaviours. While factors like age might also play a role, especially with drugs, where their faster metabolisms might increase their risk of developing an addiction. Past events like trauma might increase the impact, while a family history of addiction might create a genetic predisposition, or a social factor, or a mix of both.
However, research has firmly moved the understanding of addiction from the old-fashioned view of it as a moral failure and, increasingly, to a disease to which, like any other illness, some people appear to be more susceptible than others.
The cure to addiction lies in the brain itself. The brain is a remarkable organ and scientists continue to discover it can change and adapt. Interestingly, research has shown that the damage caused by addiction begins to reverse itself quickly once the cycle of addiction is broken, providing hope of a speedy recovery from addiction .
Call Stuart - 07825 599340 to discuss how neuroplasticity can rewire your addictive issues
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We know that the brain is constantly changing. The neuroplasticity of the brain allows us to create new neural connections by instigating rapid intervention therapies. By breaking the old neuro connections, we can actually re-wire the response your subconscious mind has to the sight, smell or thought of the addiction – forcing your mind to trigger an entirely new feeling and behaviour. Subsequently when you are exposed to any of the old addictive triggers, your brain doesn’t automatically respond in the old way, because it feels stronger and healthier. The very thing that used to instigate cravings and relapse now actually reinforces the commitment to cease the addictive behaviour. My work with drug/substance addiction has shown some truly miraculous results! Imagine a life free of Drug/Substance Addiction, a life where you are no longer controlled by a “ fix “ of a chemical or substance? Imagine how you will feel! Imagine the situations, activities, happiness and self-esteem/confidence you will be able to enjoy, free of your abusive Drug/Substance Addiction. Break Free from Addiction and Take Back Control

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