In my years as a psychotherapist I’ve treated a wide range of addictions, from chemical to emotional to digital, and I’ve seen firsthand that a person must both want to quit and believe a better life is possible. Absent either of these, total relapse is virtually guaranteed.
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So would the same be true that a relapse would be more likely to occur in a community that either enables, refusal or mock any attempt to better a person?
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The research does seem to indicate that. AA would say it almost guarantees it.
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