Sometimes life does repeat itself.  This is especially true in addiction.  We can get stuck in a self destructive cycle.  Poor choices and behavior leads to anxiety and depression.  This leads to more poor choices and so it goes.  The problem with this model is that it fails to take into account the cumulitive effect of poor decisions stacked on top of eachother.  So instead of a cycle we actually have a downward spiral.  At first the spiral spins slowly downward, but over time the spiral picks up speed.

Once the cycle is really established the momentum can actually pull in and damage those in close realtionships with you.  This again leads to more and more stress, more depression, and more drug and alcohol use.  Now the drug and alcohol have become less effective, as tolerance develops in your body.  Now the lack of effectiveness actually adds to the stress and discomfort you are feeling, as the increased use leads to the need for more and more money for the drugs and alcohol.

This can be why a rehab is useful and neccessary in someone life.  With so much momentum behind the cycle it might be impossible to stop on you own.

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