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The 4 Narratives is a book that addresses mal-adaptive coping at its psycho-social root. Our team operates from this ideology; Reduce self-destructive sublimation intended as a distraction or mal-adaptive cope, while promoting community growth through understanding and support.
Here is an excerpt...
"I vacillated between ending every day with a huge meaningful event and believing everything was pointless and arbitrary. I told myself I needed to be on the frontlines while simultaneously hoping I could fade into the periphery. I feared the inevitable transition to sleep but woke up afraid to get out of bed. I feared lying in bed with my thoughts but living without them seemed impossible. I believed I had not done enough to deserve nice things while telling myself I should have more. I believed I was underappreciated and overlooked while also unworthy and incapable. I struggled with letting go of the past while constantly trying to forget about things that had happened. I felt trapped between isolation and togetherness. This duality caused me to feel restless, irritable, and discontent. I was a mess, and my only solace was to cope with drugs, food, and sex. After 40 long years of thinking I need to cope maladaptively, I’ve found reprieve through sliding scale therapy and vocational rehabilitation.
If you can relate, and or have been labeled an addict, this material may offer you a path to recovery. This material may lead to a life without the incessant need to justify maladaptive coping. This may be the end of the old narrative.