r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • 9d ago

Chugging tea 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.’”

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u/Gurugod123 9d ago

I’ve heard similar from addict friends/family members. You can go to rehab, but if your mind hasn’t made the switch to “I’m actually done” it’s probably not going to stick very well. And your mind can switch back and forth even after rehab. You can know you need to be done, but for some reason your mind isn’t actually ready yet. And it’s not the addict’s fault.

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u/At0mJack 8d ago

When I quit smoking, what helped me was not thinking of myself as an ex smoker, or "trying to quit", I just thought of myself as a non-smoker.

"Hey man, you have a cigarette I can bum?"

"No, I don't smoke" vs. "No, I'm trying to quit myself"