Lesson 4: Addiction And Relationships - Slide  19

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Addiction Is Restricting

  • Addiction narrows life to a preoccupation with oneself and one’s own needs
  • Addiction narrows relationships to people with similar problems
  • You now need to bring yourself back into contact with others in constructive, mutual ways
Notes:

Pg. 323, “The Truth About Addictions and Recovery,” Stanton Peele, Ph.D. & Archie Brodsky, Simon &Schuster (publisher) New York, 1991

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