Amber Hollingsworth explains why stopping an addictive behavior isn't enough if you don't change the thinking behind it. A "dry drunk" still has the same mental patterns and high relapse risk. Real recovery requires addressing the thoughts, not just the actions.
Even if you get someone abstinent to quit the addictive behavior, but they haven't addressed the addictive thinking, they're not well. And chances are they're going to go right back to the addictive behavior. But even if they don't, they don't really feel better. They're not really any better to be around. And so they're still stuck in that addictive way of thinking and feeling, even if the behavior isn't happening. That's what they call a dry drunk. It's super essential to deal with the addictive thinking. That is the part that you actually really need help for. You know, people say all the time, they say, you can't do this on your own. You got to get some help. And it's kind of annoying to people who have addictions because they're like, what are you talking about? I quit last month. I quit for 6 months. I did that on my own.
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