Old 10-09-2006, 11:55 PM
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c'est la vie
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I just read an interesting thread in the NA forum about addiction. The main message was that it's unwise to separate each and every possible thing we can be addicted to, because it weakens the most important idea that says that we're simply addicts. We can be addicted to alcohol, narcotics, food, sex, gambling, coffee, internet, and anything else. When we separate, we may have the false hope that since we are no longer addicted to whatever was our problem, that we are safe. The truth is, it's probably likely that we'll find something else to put in it's place since that's the way our brain operates.

It sounds pretty clear that you have an addictive brain wiring and that you can continue to go from one thing to another unless you stop the addictive behavior, full stop. I wish you well and hope you are able to see your pattern with clear eyes.
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