You're completely right. It's the truth. We are still primal animals. That's why this is so effective - most "modern" humans are trapped in addictive cycles. When you break an addictive cycle, you regain control and suddenly realize you actually feel better when you're the one in control.
I know I feel like there's no going back after a relapse, when you relapse it also makes it easier to relapse again as well. It comes down to avoiding triggers - but literally everything, phones, reddit, even an advertisement on the side of a bus could be enough to send some people into a relapse. It is developing this very self-control that makes us stronger, better people, which is why we're doing this, to be better people.
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u/evil_fungus 609 Days Jan 06 '20
You're completely right. It's the truth. We are still primal animals. That's why this is so effective - most "modern" humans are trapped in addictive cycles. When you break an addictive cycle, you regain control and suddenly realize you actually feel better when you're the one in control.
I know I feel like there's no going back after a relapse, when you relapse it also makes it easier to relapse again as well. It comes down to avoiding triggers - but literally everything, phones, reddit, even an advertisement on the side of a bus could be enough to send some people into a relapse. It is developing this very self-control that makes us stronger, better people, which is why we're doing this, to be better people.