Mind Power & Addictions

In this modern fast paced world, we all face huge pressures and stress in our day to day lives. In order to help us with the physical and mental demands placed on us, a lot of us end up becoming to addicted to substances like nicotine and caffeine. After prolonged use of the substance, it becomes immensely difficult to get rid of our dependence on it. Even though we know that the addiction is causing damage to our physical and mental well being, we are unable to stop ourselves from having another cigarette or our daily cup of morning coffee.

One of the most effective ways to get rid of our addiction is by harnessing our mind power. Our mind has tremendous control over our body and our feelings, and even though we may not know it, our mind is either helping us or coming in the way of our attempts to shake off the addiction. If we can find a way to use our mind power to positive ends, we will not only be able to get rid of our addiction, we will have the secret of harnessing mind power to help improve our quality of life.

Our mind exercises control over our endocrine system. Our endocrine system has glands that secrete hormones into our body. Our emotions are largely dependant on the presence of these hormones in our body. For instance, when we see something that is exciting, we feel a surge of energy in our body, enabling us to be a part of that excitement. In reality, it is our pituitary gland has secreted adrenalin in our system and we feel the chemical reaction of it. Similarly, if our endocrine system did not create adrenalin, we would not feel any excitement irrespective of what we see.

The only way to control our endocrine system is through mind power. It is this control that helps us get rid of addictions. The biggest challenge to getting rid of an addiction is going through withdrawal systems. The physical symptoms lasts for a short time, but discomfort during this phase can drive us right back to our addiction. If we can harness our mind power to control the effects felt by our body during this phase, it is possible to get oneself of any addiction.