The opposite of addiction is not ‘sobriety’ rather it is ‘connection’. Essentially when people experience trauma, their experience around the lack of connection feels too painful. As a way to escape the pain, people turn to ways that let them ‘zone out, tune out, and numb out’. Sometimes avoiding the pain becomes a full time job. This is when people become addicted to various substances or repetitive habits – alcohol, drugs, porn, gambling, and more recently phones / technology, etc. In this way the physical body gets ‘hooked’ on numbing out. In reality however, all forms of addiction bring the person to respond to the world in a rigid and predictable way. As a result, addictions, stunt the natural flexibility and infinite potential of the human spirit. The power of the 12 step programs is that it offers the opportunity to reconnect with others and explore their infinite spiritual potential. The video explores the frustration and tension between a couple that has lost the flexibility to communicate beyond their habitual rigid patterns.
