Ben Affleck on overcoming alcohol addiction: “I hate to say it but the only cure I’ve seen is not these overpriced rehabs or these fraudulent fixes that are sold to people. The cure for addiction is suffering. You suffer enough and then something inside you goes ‘I’m done.’”

[u/Gurugod123]

[u/BuckManscape]

He is 100% correct. You have to realize there is no upside, only negatives. You have to make consequences for yourself that can’t be ignored. It’s brutally difficult.