How many times has someone said to their loved one “Don’t drink so much – just have one drink”. Many say this frustrated that the person seems to have too much to drink once they start – why can’t someone just have one or two – why does it have to be a bottle or more? To someone without an addiction personality they can do this – however someone that has an addictive personality then its not possible. An alcoholic, if having a first drink will always have a second and then a third – there is no off switch – they drink to much and often there is a consequence. They are not doing it on purpose ..read more

The clocks are going back soon – Christmas will be here sooner rather than later. The pressure builds on people to over socialise, attend dinner parties, attend friend’s parties, attend business functions and works parties. Christmas and New Years Eve festivities. For those with a problem around drink this time can be miserable. One drink normally leads to several and often to negative consequences. It’s hard to say no and to keep sober. If someone has a problem with alcohol and drinks alcoholically – then the first drink is the problem. The pressure during this time of year is that others not ..read more

A New Year and we all make that promise.  I will stop drinking or not drink so much. No more drugs. That’s the last bet I will ever have. I am going to lose 3 stones in weight. That’s the last time I look at pornography. No matter what the addictive behaviour is linked to – Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling, Overeating, Sex, Porn, Work, Relationships, Computer Games, Spending. We all make promises that it will be different from today.  A few days later, a few weeks later – even a month later – there is a relapse, and we return to that old behaviour. You can’t give up the addiction without und ..read more

Fake Dictionary, definition of the word Addiction. It is difficult to realise the addictive behaviour at first, as it is driven by the accessibility on the internet – as all addictions, use escalates in a very subtle way until the person is preoccupied and obsessed by the ritual of use. Porn and other associated websites are easily available and can be looked at covertly and therefore away from the eyes of our loved ones. Unfortunately, it can have devastating effects on the person – shame and guilt – and equal devastation to loved ones and partners caught up in the consequence of the addictio ..read more

All addictions are the same in content whether it be:- alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex, internet, gaming, spending, food or relationships.  Once a person has become addicted to something then the only way to get clean from that addiction is total abstinence from that addiction. That’s very difficult to understand and grasp. Asking someone not to have another drink is not what the person wants to hear.  However – every time the alcoholic picks up a drink it leads to a second and a third drink – and so on – until there is a negative consequence. In the case of alcohol – an alcoholic can ..read more

An addiction can be using anything to change the way a person feels. You can use – alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex, pornography, food, exercise, work, spending. To understand if someone has started to use one of the above addictively, I ask them to consider the following: Is what you are using Preoccupying your thoughts? Is what you are using an Obsession? Is what you are using Compulsive? Is what you are using accompanied by a set of Negative Consequences? If any of these four ring true to you then you are using something to change the way you feel and its either getting close to an addiction ..read more

January is a time when people make New Year’s resolutions to stop drinking.  People wait until January even though their drinking has been problematical for months before. After they start again then drinking quickly escalates back form just one or two drinks at weekends to a drink every day – chaos comes back into their lives again – jobs suffer, loved ones argue and families feel the consequences. If there is a drinking problem, it will not go away. The person may need professional help.  I am Peter Davies; a fully qualified Addictions Therapist and my company is Addiction Care bas ..read more

Get addiction help in Guildford when you’re struggling Recent surveys have shown that more people have taken up “lockdown drinking” to help deal with the mental strain that COVID-19 has put on them. Whereas some people have already dealt with addiction in the past and are finding it hard to cope, others are finding that their addiction is stemming from lockdown and aren’t sure where to turn. Whatever part of the scale you fall on, if you’ve found lockdown to be particularly challenging and find yourself reaching for the bottle to get through each day, I am here for you. Here at Addiction Care ..read more

Find out more about how my one to one therapy in Guildford could change your life Are you someone who has been told you have an “addictive personality”? Do you struggle to get through the day without the help of a drink? Maybe you’re secretly hiding a drug addiction? Having an addiction can come with a lot of shame, embarrassment and isolation, but it’s important to speak about your experiences and come to terms with your addiction. By investing in my one to one therapy in Guildford, I can help you overcome your addiction whatever it may be. I can help clients with all addictions such as: Alc ..read more

Find out how my gaming addiction treatment in Guildford can help you Gaming can be an enticing and attractive place to live, but more and more people are beginning to become addicted. What once provided an hour or two of escapism can soon turn into a new reality, which is hard to escape. If you feel as though you can’t get through the day without the comfort of a game and find reality hard to face, I am here for you. Whilst an addiction may seem isolating, lonely and heart breaking, with my 1-1 therapy in Guildford, you can face your addiction head on once and for all. With my help, you can le ..read more