Dallas Bragg argues meth addiction isn't chemical dependence but an identity built on childhood beliefs of unworthiness. The real problem is an unconscious operating system installed early that says you're fundamentally flawed and unlovable unless perfect, making the drug use a symptom, not the cause.
This is the real addiction. Not to the substance, but to an identity that's built on limitation, inadequacy, and unworthiness. I deserve to use meth. This cycle you're in started in childhood when you learned that you were not enough. Something was not right about you. You had to reject it. Using meth has been the qualifier to prove your beliefs. The crystal meth and compulsive behaviors are just Symptoms. The real program running underneath might sound like, I'm fundamentally flawed. I don't belong anywhere. I'm not worthy of love unless I'm perfect. I'm the bad one in every situation. When you believe that already, you're gonna keep using meth. These aren't conscious thoughts though. They're deeper than that. They're the operating system your psyche is running on. And it was installed during childhood and then reinforced throughout your years of experience.
