Self Esteem a Driving Factor in Women’s Addiction
Dec 8th, 2007 by admin
A study by Judith Grant about women and alcohol addiction reveals that low self esteem is one of the driving factors behind why women become addicted to alcohol.
The participants began using drugs or alcohol in their teens or early 20s to mask the pain of family violence and incest, according to Grant, who added that all also reported having a family member who was an addict. These experiences produced crippling low self-esteem, a theme particular to these women’s stories.
We at the Open Door have long had the belief that low self esteem is a driving factor in addiction. Even when women wean themselves from drugs and alcohol physically, if they do not learn to develop a health self esteem, the drug and alcohol relapse is incredibly high.
It is for this reason that many of the programs and activities at the Open Door are designed to help women build their self esteem. Some of our self esteem building activities include:
- Dream interpretation
- Enneagrams
- Day trips to spiritual settings
- Benedictine Monestary
- Thermal swimming pool
- Equine therapy
- Art therapy
The Role of Self Esteem in Women’s Alcohol and Drug Recovery
Addiction to drugs and alcohol is a form of self inflicted abuse. When a women develops a healthy sense of self worth, she refuses to accept abuse any longer. Addiction recovery at this deep level far surpasses the physical recovery from drugs and alcohol and can lead to long lasting recovery and a joyful life in sobriety.
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