How are distractions addicting?

a distraction can keep us from using by putting our focus elsewhere, and it can stop us from drinking by giving us another option. But here’s the sneaky thing about distractions: they can turn into addictions. And if they go unnoticed, all we’ve done is transfer one problem to another.

Examples of Distractions

A distraction could be anything. It could be playing a video game when we feel an anxiety attack coming on to taking a shower when we are feeling overwhelmed with the need to smoke. We can phone a friend to distract us from negative feelings relating to drinking, or we could exercise to help release the trapped energy in the body that’s led us to shoot up in the past.

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