Do you live in or near Lake in the Hills, Illinois? At our counseling center, we provide resources for people with process addictions.

People with a process addiction struggle to stop repeating what they are doing, in spite of any consequences they experience toward their health, family, finances, or career. Even though process addiction does not involve the introduction of a foreign chemical to the brain, studies show that repeating the behavior releases chemicals in the brain that gives a pleasurable feeling. This pleasurable feeling is amplified for a person with a process addiction, which then causes the person to repeat the behavior in order to feel the high they get from the behavior.

Process addictions can include addictions to:

  • Gambling
  • Pornography
  • Sex
  • Technology
  • Internet
  • Cell phone
  • Shopping
  • Tanning

We provide treatment and resources for process addictions at our counseling center in Lake in the Hills, Illinois.

Take a look at the following questions and see if anything applies to you. If so, reach out and we can help.

How Can You Tell if You Have a Problem?

To see if you may have a process addiction, ask yourself the following questions:

  • When you cannot engage in [YOUR ADDICTION] what happens?
  • What negative consequences have come from [YOUR ADDICTION]?
  • Have you tried in the past to stop [YOUR ADDICTION] but you were unable to stop?
  • Have you had to increase the amount or intensity of [YOUR ADDICTION] to achieve the same results?
  • Do you use [YOUR ADDICTION] as a mask for your emotions?
  • Does [YOUR ADDICTION] take up a significant amount of your time?
  • Have you spent more time and/or resources on [YOUR ADDICTION] than you anticipated?

Did you answer was “Yes” to more than one of these questions? If so, you would be a good candidate to talk with a therapist in more depth about your process addiction. Call Pivotal Counseling Center at (815) 345-3400 and we would be happy to answer your questions and discuss your situation.

How to Find Help

If you are like most people who struggle with addiction, you have experienced the costs of addictive, obsessive, or compulsive behavior or thinking.

Have you ever:

  • Experienced frustrating cycles of cutting back, quitting, and starting again?
  • Substituted one addiction for another?
  • Considered making changes but not acting?
  • Struggled with accountability to a plan you already put in place?

We will work with you to examine the biological, psychological, and environmental factors in your life. We will work on removing barriers to change, identifying personal change goals, and establishing a personal change plan for you.

Contact our Lake in the Hills, Illinois counseling center at (815) 345-3400.