3 Understandings For Wellness
Wellness is a daily set of well-being behaviors throughout a life, not a 30-day diet.
Overuse
Overuse is associated with a physical sense of fatigue or tiredness which for many is seen as a "good thing," especially when it is involves exercise or a sport. In wellness terms, overuse is about doing something too frequently.
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It's Meaning
It may be a cliche but it holds truth: "too much of a good thing can hurt." The overuse pattern is common, normally does not cause physical or psychological harm at first, and can lead to fatigue and weaker grit.
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It's Challenge
If not mindful of the patterns of overuse (e.g. with alcohol or internet), the person is one step closer to abuse. Overuse is a sign that there is a form of stress that causes one to lose focus on behavior and consequences.
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Abuse
Abuse is associated with both legal and illegal activities. Abuse causes physical and psychological harm immediately and or later in life. Abuse patterns impacts relationships and creates psychological dependencies.
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It's Meaning
Abuse can be seen with devices, the internet, exercise, and substances (e.g. sleeping pills, alcohol, drugs). Abuse patterns can be confused by the brain as a coping skill and a way of how to manage stress.
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It's Challenge
If not addressed properly, abuse can be one step closer to addiction. There are many social influences with abusive behaviors that sustain abuse patterns that requires counselling support than going "cold turkey."
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Addiction
Addiction has become an overused and frequently misapplied to a person's behaviors with the internet, porn, substances and social media binge watching. The medical and scientific communities have yet to come to an greed upon definition on what is addiction.
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It's Meaning
We tend to focus on a cluster of physical and psychological symptoms to diagnose a person "with addiction." Addiction to a substance and or activity tends to become the centre of a person's daily life. Not all addictions arose from abuse, some addictions happen rapidly.
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It's Challenge
Addiction causes a negative identity of the self. "Hi. I'm John, I'm an addict." has misled many people to believe this statement enhances recovery and sobriety. Instead, it causes long-term low self-esteem. Addiction is "what you are with," it is not who you are.
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