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Will Science ever cure addiction?
Have you noticed how many people are easily getting free from addiction now that science has found a solution?
Me neither.
That’s because addiction is not a simple problem.
But that doesn’t stop researchers and the media from hyping new solutions.
The case and point is this video about a revolutionary new treatment for addiction.
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Tips, tricks, and hacks to stay sober and not relapse.
Here is a list of things that put people at risk for relapsing and a list of things that are helping them stay sober.
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9 Ways to overcome self-pity in addiction.
The OED defines self-pity as excessive, self-absorbed unhappiness over one's own troubles. Examples of what a person might think while pitying themselves are:
Why does this always happen to me?
I work harder than everyone else, and I have nothing to show for it.
I can’t get a job. No one hires felons.
Women/men just ignore me. They always go for [some trait you think is worthless].
No one cares about people like me.
They treat a [fill in the blank] better than me.
Why can’t he/she just get off my back?
The cop/judge/boss didn’t like me. I got way worse punishment than people who know how to work the system!
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