There are several different ways that you can approach the idea of a detox, and all of them have their own particular value to each individual person. Detox is the short form of the word “detoxification,” and it basically means that whatever piece of an event, situation, or physical condition is ‘toxic’ needs to somehow be removed.
Five instances where detoxing can specifically be applied include detoxing from addiction, from food, from physical stasis, from bad relationships, and from events of the past. Consider that there are different methods of approach and success for each of those categories.
Detoxing From Addiction
A classic detox from addiction might be one of the more popular versions of the world. Drugs and alcohol are literally toxic to your health, as they’re essentially poisons, so going to a detox center in order to clean up before getting rid of the habit itself is an absolutely necessary step. One of the reasons many people never get out of an addiction is simply because they aren’t equipped to handle the detox process without the right tools, equipment, and strategy present.
Detoxing From Food
Though it’s a bit more of a pop culture reference than anything scientific, lots of health-centric people talk about detoxing from food. This is often in reference to sugar, fat, and preservatives found in many processed foods, and though skeptics will ask you to prove to them that toxins in this format exist at all, the underlying message is that in order to be your healthiest self, you have to remove the unhealthy parts of your diet. Most likely, this is just a matter of time, but other methods are suggested as well.
Detoxing From Physical Stasis
In a most specific form of detoxing, thing of it like physical therapy. After an injury of some sort, you may either be bedridden or just have to have parts of your body immobilized for a while. When you come out of this static state, you have to detox from that lack of movement.
Detoxing From Bad Relationships
Then there’s the definition of toxic relationships. And whatever your take on them, when the time comes to get out, there’s going to be that emotional detoxing process to go through. There are countless ways of doing this, and everyone will have suggestions and recommendations, but the end goal is always approximately the same.
Detoxing From an Event
Events can leave their mark on people as well, and then detoxing from the experience is a real thing. Consider people who have PTSD, or who have had some type of traumatic event occur. It is a fairly complex psychological process to get over these things, and detoxing is a necessary element.
Originally posted on March 15, 2016 @ 3:17 pm