Often an addiction has its roots in a childhood disconnect from ourselves. Too much of something-constant chaos ,hostile argument between parents, active abuse or passive neglect. The list goes on and on and on. To cope and survive we disconnect from our feelings that in childhood were too painful and overwhelming ,making emotional connection with others then and now nearly impossible. So in addiction we can numb this basic need to connect while releasing good-feeling chemicals in the brain, temporarily short -circuiting this core need.

The Empty Chair provides an opportunity for our disconnected self to connect with a significant person in our life .An abrupt or angry departure, a divorce, death ,distance-there are many reasons why can no longer have this essential conversation .Psychodrama provides a safe and comfortable space for this conversation. We can  deal with those traumas from the past which continue to disturb us in the present. This empty chair session enables us to to reconnect with ourselves as we bridge the gap with some significant other person with whom we have been estranged.

Through this connection the hold that an addiction has over us diminishes .