The delusion that “I’m not like the others, I can handle it” allows the addict to live outside normal standards of behaviour.

If the addict acknowledges that drugs and alcohol have become a problem but wants to continue using, they must convince themselves that they are the exception to the rule. The delusion that “I’m not like the others, I can handle it” allows the addict to live outside normal standards of behaviour.

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An addict will do whatever is necessary to maintain their addiction

Twelve Steps Plus An addict will do whatever is necessary to maintain their addiction. If they acknowledged the seriousness of the problem or the harm they’re causing themselves and others, they would be hard-pressed to continue this way of life. Their logic, whether conscious or unconscious, is: I need drugs, and I need lies to keep people off my back so I can continue using drugs. Thus, lying becomes a matter of self-preservation. Anything, or anyone, that is going to hinder their drug habit has no place in the addict’s life.

Margaret Meade, was an American cultural anthropologist.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Meade,

THE RECOVERY SEEDS Balanced Lifestyle program

THE RECOVERY SEEDS Balanced Lifestyle program The spirit that Jesus embodies is not a safe spirit; there’s no guarantee of how it will all play out in your life. There’s only one guarantee that Jesus gave: if you can receive and awaken and embody what he is speaking about, then your life will never be the same again. Then you will realise that you’re already living in the Kingdom of Heaven.

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