boundaries in addiction

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Why You Keep Trying Even When You’re Exhausted

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Why do you keep trying even when you’re exhausted? This post explores the emotional patterns — hope, attachment, identity, and fear — that keep you stuck in a relationship affected by addiction, and where change really begins.

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Understanding Addiction

Why Logic Doesn’t Work With Addiction

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If love and logic were enough, addiction wouldn’t still be here. But addiction doesn’t speak the language of reason or values — it speaks urgency and relief. This piece explores why your best arguments fail, why love isn’t leverage, and why choosing yourself is not cruelty.