I think this is the most important aspect that is being overlooked in addiction treatment. I feel that paying attention to my body and brain chemistry played the most important role in getting me clean.
I did not struggle to stay clean the way so many other people seem to when they start on the road to recovery.
I can drink like a normal person if I want to I can have a glass of wine with dinner or a drink if I go out with friends. One drink is my limit because I know if I drink more I will feel rotten for days. I do not drink with any regularity or very often only because I do not want to. At one time in my life I drank and drugged a lot. I take aspirin for pain and one most everyday for heart health.
It is so obvious that people who are addicted aren't "thinking" right.