Dallas Bragg argues that resistance to quitting harmful habits isn't something to fight but to listen to. Your scared part and your recovery-seeking part are both real and protective. Understanding what your fear is actually protecting reveals the beliefs underneath, which you have to address before real change sticks.
So here's a way to reframe your own resistance to quitting. Parts of you want recovery, and there's a part of you who's terrified of what that might mean. Both parts are real. Both parts deserve compassion. Both parts are protecting you. When we stop fighting the scared part and start listening to what it's really trying to protect, those deep, deep water beliefs, everything is going to shift for you. That resistance isn't your enemy. That resistance to quitting is not the enemy. It's information. There's something in there. It's your psyche's way of saying, hey, we need to talk about recovery, actually what it means before we jump into recovery. Something has to change. Something needs to be— there needs to be attention on it. This needs to be addressed before recovery is possible.
