How Tto Overcome An Addiction
Manrique 5
How to Overcome an Addiction
I. Introduction
Thesis statement: People can overcome addictions by changing three main aspects of their lives which are: self-esteem, social circle and entertainment.
II. Body
A. People’s self-esteem need to be improved in some aspects.
1. Deep personal knowledge
a. Answer questions like who I am, what I want
b. Know weaknesses and strengths
2. Confidence
a. Example of what make drugs to people
3. Expectations
a. How expectations help people feel good
B. Social circle must be changed to help people’s progress.
1. People influence on decisions
a. Example member of the family who is a smoker
2. Sober group encourages good habits.
a. Healthy people influence healthy life
b. Example (quote Dieken)
3. People with same goals help you reach them easily
a. People support one another
b. Example of students of architecture
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C. Finding another way of entertainment will help people to overcome the addiction.
1. Laziness and boredom
a. Lazy people tend to find the “easy way”
b. Example of youngsters in Ecuador
2. Doing sports
a. Brain oxygenated
b. Sports give energy
c. Sports entertain and release tensions
3. Going to places that incite people’s addiction
a. Travel
III. Conclusion
In conclusion people can completely overcome an addiction by improving their self-esteem, getting along with people that support and help them to reach their goals and finding a healthy way to entertain themselves in places that do not push them to relapse into their addictions . If people change this three simple aspects of their lives they would definitely have overcome their addictions, reach their goals and of course have a better lifestyle.
Manrique 1
Natalia Manrique
Martha Pico
ENG0100
19 October 2014
How to Overcome an Addiction
“Addiction simply referred to giving over, being highly devoted or engaging in behavior habitually” (Nutt 20). Nowadays it is easy to find people that have addictions to certain things.
How to Overcome an Addiction
I. Introduction
Thesis statement: People can overcome addictions by changing three main aspects of their lives which are: self-esteem, social circle and entertainment.
II. Body
A. People’s self-esteem need to be improved in some aspects.
1. Deep personal knowledge
a. Answer questions like who I am, what I want
b. Know weaknesses and strengths
2. Confidence
a. Example of what make drugs to people
3. Expectations
a. How expectations help people feel good
B. Social circle must be changed to help people’s progress.
1. People influence on decisions
a. Example member of the family who is a smoker
2. Sober group encourages good habits.
a. Healthy people influence healthy life
b. Example (quote Dieken)
3. People with same goals help you reach them easily
a. People support one another
b. Example of students of architecture
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C. Finding another way of entertainment will help people to overcome the addiction.
1. Laziness and boredom
a. Lazy people tend to find the “easy way”
b. Example of youngsters in Ecuador
2. Doing sports
a. Brain oxygenated
b. Sports give energy
c. Sports entertain and release tensions
3. Going to places that incite people’s addiction
a. Travel
III. Conclusion
In conclusion people can completely overcome an addiction by improving their self-esteem, getting along with people that support and help them to reach their goals and finding a healthy way to entertain themselves in places that do not push them to relapse into their addictions . If people change this three simple aspects of their lives they would definitely have overcome their addictions, reach their goals and of course have a better lifestyle.
Manrique 1
Natalia Manrique
Martha Pico
ENG0100
19 October 2014
How to Overcome an Addiction
“Addiction simply referred to giving over, being highly devoted or engaging in behavior habitually” (Nutt 20). Nowadays it is easy to find people that have addictions to certain things.
Cited: Nutt, David; Nestor, Liam. Addiction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Ebook Library. Web. 20 Oct. 2014. Lee, Steven J.. Overcoming Crystal Meth Addiction : An Essential Guide to Getting Clean. New York: Da Capo Press, 2009. Ebook Library. Web. 20 Oct. 2014. Dieken, Connie. Talk Less, Say More : Three Habits to Influence Others and Make Things Happen. Hoboken: Wiley, 2009. Ebook Library. Web. 20 Oct. 2014.