Sound Mind Miami - Sex Therapy - Marriage Counseling - Sex Addiction Specialists Miami, Fl

AASECT Certified Sex Therapist - Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT)- LCSW - CAP

  • Marriage Counseling
  • Sex Addiction
    • Sex Addiction Screening Test
  • Sex Therapy
  • Addiction
  • Therapists
    • Charlene Lewis
    • Gianny Diaz LCSW, CAP, CSAT – Certified Sex Addiction Therapist
    • Melissa Taylor – Couples and Addiction Expert
    • Marcel San Pedro
    • Niurka “Nikki” Sotolongo (MS, LMHC)
  • Book Session
    • FAQ
    • Forms
    • Why we do NOT take insurance – You MAY still be entitled to reimbursement by your insurer!
    • Existing Patients Payment Portal
Marriage Counseling Miami - Sex Therapy Miami » Addiction Treatment in Miami » Gratitude: a fundamental practice for recovery of addictions.

Gratitude: a fundamental practice for recovery of addictions.

May 28, 2014 By Charlene Lewis

When looking for a way to improve one’s happiness in life, it’s important to understand the importance of gratitude. It is through gratitude that a person can find much appreciation and thankfulness for both the little and big things in life. From one’s family to one’s career to one’s home, there is so much to be thankful for.

If a person lives a life where everything is taken for granted, there’s a good chance that the person isn’t showing gratitude. As a result, this person will likely endure episodes of unhappiness as well as suffer from relationship problems with other people.

Why does showing gratitude go hand in hand with being happy? Let’s take a quick look.

Gratitude and Compliments Make a Person Feel Better

First of all, people want to feel appreciated in life. When a person shows gratitude toward a person, this makes that person feel appreciated. As a result, the person showing gratitude gets to feel happy about making the other person feel happy. It’s a win-win situation for both people involved. Just as important as it is for a person to compliment other people and show them gratitude, when compliments are given, it’s imperative to show gratitude for the nice things that were said.

Spiritually Healthy People Tend to Be Happier

Secondly, showing gratitude is part of being spiritually healthy. No matter the religion being followed or the type of faith that a person has, there is nothing more in this life that satisfies a person’s spiritual soul like gratitude.

Studies Show Gratitude Leads to Enhanced Happiness

When it comes to research, there have been studies that point directly to the correlation betweengratitude and a happier life. One such study had participants keep a weekly journal about the things they were grateful for. The other participants were asked to keep a daily journal. For those that kept the daily journal, an increase in happiness and gratitude were noticed far more than in the people who only kept the weekly journal.

Ways to Show Gratitude

It’s clear to see that happiness and gratitude go hand in hand with one another. Fortunately, this observation can be quite useful within marriages that are suffering problems. In fact, any marriage that takes to heart the importance of gratitude will likely be happier. Best of all, it’s fairly simple to showgratitude.

Keep a Journal

Journaling does a lot for a person’s mental well-being, and this is especially true when it comes to keeping a gratitude journal. If possible, a person should try to jot down at least one to five things everyday that he or she is happy for. At the end of the week, these things should be shared with a spouse.

Make Sure to Give Compliments

Compliments are an essential part of showing gratitude. No matter who the compliments are given to, the person giving them is going to benefit as well as the person receiving them. Families will do well to take at least one day out of the week at the dinner table in which everyone says a compliment toward everyone else.

 

The Take Away

Showing gratitude isn’t hard. It simply means being thankful for the good things in life and showing this thankfulness through positive behaviors. Anyone looking to improve their marriage will greatly benefit from showing gratitude toward one another.

Enjoy these Related posts:

  1. 12 ways to manage stress
  2. Alcoholism and Drug Addiction- Stage One
  3. Process addictions
  4. Marcel San Pedro – LCSW, Addiction, Recovery, Relationship Specialist
  5. What is addiction?
  6. Alcoholism and Drug Addiction- Stage 3
  7. Addiction: the family disease.
Request Appointment

Join Our Online Sex Addiction Rehab

Am I a Sex Addict?

Take The Sex Addiction Test: See how you score!

More posts from this section

  • How do I know if I am an addict?
  • Can I learn to control my drinking?
  • Do I have to go to 12 step meetings?
  • What are the 12 step meetings about?
  • What is a sponsor?
  • What if I don’t believe in God?
  • If my problem is marijuana can I still drink?
  • Why and how did I become an addict?
  • Is addiction progressive? Will things get better on their own?
  • Do I have to stop socializing with my friends if I admit I have a drug problem?
  • I am a strong person and have a lot of will power, why can’t I stop?
  • My partner also drinks and uses drugs, is that going to be a problem for me?
  • How do I know if I need treatment?
  • What do I do if I have to go to an event where there is alcohol?
  • What are triggers?
  • Never drink again?
  • Can I drink non-alcoholic beer if I am an Alcoholic?
  • Is therapy right for me?
  • Do I really need therapy? I can usually handle my problems.
  • How can therapy help me?
  • What is therapy like?
  • Is medication a substitute for therapy?
  • Is therapy confidential?
  • Miami Sex Therapist on Low Sexual Desire
  • Couples Therapy Tip: Relationship Inventory
  • Anxiety and Stress
  • Alcoholism and Drug Addiction- Stage One
  • Alcoholism and Drug Addiction – Stage Two
  • Struggling with intimacy in recover
  • Alcoholism and Drug Addiction- Stage 3
  • Women’s Sexuality
  • Sexual Compulsivity and Paraphilias
  • Erectile Dysfunction in young men
  • The Difference Between “Cheating” and Sex Addiction
  • Sex Addicts with Enmeshed Mothers
  • How to Improve Communication in a Marriage
  • Erectile Dysfunction and Pornography
  • How to build intimacy after infidelity
  • What is compulsive masturbation?
  • Do we marry our parents?
  • Sex Addiction: an Attachment and Intimacy Disorder
  • Addiction: the family disease.
  • Gratitude: a fundamental practice for recovery of addictions.
  • What is gaslighting?
  • Process addictions
  • Does my partner suffer from sex addiction?
  • Why Resentments Diminish Sexual Desire?
  • 12 ways to manage stress
  • Sex Addiction 101 Slide Show by Patrick Carnes
  • Women and Sex addiction Powerpoint Presentation

 

Professional Seal for Charlene Lewis
Charlene Lewis, LCSW, CSAT, CAP, AASECT Cert
Miami, FL

Copyright © 2021 Log in 305-600-4964