ABOUT THE COURSE DIRECTED TO ADDICTS
This course is directed to you who suspect or know that you are stuck in some form of substance addiction. The course is extensive and contains 9 lectures and 10 exercises to work with. It comes with a work book. Besides that, it also contains my life story. The course is for you who are willing to work hard on yourself in order to free yourself from your addiction and to reach a good quality of life. It is NOT for you who expect others to do all the work for you or for you who thinks that you can learn how to use alcohol and drugs in a controlled way.
The course is not tied to any specific treatment method. I have chosen to explain everything according to the theories and explanatory models which I find make most sense and that are easy to understand. I share experiences from my own journey, knowledge which I have gained from all the clients that I have had the privilege to have in treatment, as well as knowledge from various studies that I find to be relevant and interesting. The exercises consist of a variety of practices which I, through feedback from clients, believe to be the most appreciated and effective.
The course in itself is extensive and if you watch all the lectures and work thoroughly with the exercises you will gain a very good understanding about the illness of addiction, plausible reasons as to why some people become addicted, how the illness affects all areas of life and what needs to happen for recovery to take place. It also contains lectures and exercises which all people could benefit from, addicted or not, such as How To Relieve Shame, How To Work On Thinking Traps and How To Lift Your Self Esteem. It is important to note however, that even though the course can help you build a solid foundation to begin your journey of recovery, it’s not a fully sufficient treatment. In order to have a successful, long lasting recovery you will also need support from other people along your journey. I want you to look at the course as a very good start to get motivated, to gain knowledge and courage and as a complement to in live meetings with other people in whichever form suits you.
My reason for filming these courses and making myself available for teaching this knowledge is simply because, I myself would have been dead long ago if I hadn't gotten help from others. I want to pay it forward and be able to help people on a larger scale than I have been able to until now. Hopefully I can contribute to easing the collective shame and stigma related to addiction and give many others the courage to seek help. I am so deeply grateful for the quality of life that I have today and I want to help others free themselves from the misery of addiction.