For many, addiction is about escaping pain–physical or emotional. Yet for others, their addiction is all about filling a sense of emptiness that exists in their lives. These “existential crises” can be a result of retirement, divorce, illness, or a death in the family. They can also result from merely a sense of purposelessness. This leads to a life adrift and devoid of meaning. These are very often the conditions that lead to an endless cycle of self-medicating. People self-medicate to fill the void of meaning and purpose that has developed.
At Omega Recovery, we do a thorough assessment. We get to the underlying causes of the addiction or the psychological distress. If a sense of emptiness is the culprit, then we provide the solution. Beginning to work with a thoughtful clinician to find meaning and purpose is the answer. This work helps clients find meaning and purpose in their lives. We use Viktor Frankl’s “Logotherapy” to help drifting and lost Omega Recovery clients find their purpose and passion in their lives. Once a person is aligned with a sense of purpose, very often the desire to drink and self-medicate dissipates entirely.
