Addiction is often a strategy for managing internal discomfort. This article explores shame, fear, anger, and the addictive processes that can shape long-term recovery.
Relapse is predictable when addiction is misunderstood as the only problem. Addiction is often a strategy for managing internal discomfort, and recovery must address what addiction was trying to manage.
For people who want more than abstinence, this article explores addiction as a strategy, the deeper work of recovery, and how sobriety can become preferred.
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