Interpersonal Therapy: How To Determine The Craving Level

For the abuser, all other needs become secondary and the illicit drug becomes their primary wants. The abuser has conflict with law and order, lose their belongingness isolation from the family, friends work for the group. This lowers their esteem, in workplace responsibilities are not given to them and are at risk of losing their job.
According to Carl Jung, the psyche energy flows in the various direction (Ryckman, 2000). When the primary wants are not met or external motivation decreased the individual gets addicted to illicit drugs and alcohol consumption.
In the article Marvin-Humann (2008) the results show that the external motivation and the individual needs determine the craving level. The interpersonal therapy, however, increases the internal motivation level which develops the self-esteem and reduces the craving level. This would provide them an insight to the addiction and seeks medical assistance. In most situation the victim, in spite of completing the program, the retrogression rate is higher and worse than before.
The primary wants like proper housing, income to meet the basic requirement if not met the chances of retrogression is even higher.
When the primary want is met it motivates the victim to continue treatment and withdraw from the drugs abuse (Marvin-Humann, 2008).
There are six stages of motivation – pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and relapse (Marvin-Humann, 2008). In the relapse stage, the psyche energy flows in various direction forcing the victim to the retrogression state. Yoga helps the victim to stay focused with the practice of several postures, meditation and breathing technique. This controls the psyche energy to flow in the positive
direction.