Isolation and Relapse

“Isolation is the most prevalent common denominator in all relapse”

It is impossible to talk about recovery from any addiction without talking about isolation. Isolation is a key component to acting out—in whatever form that acting out takes.
In fact, it has been said that “all relapse leads to isolation and all isolation leads to relapse”. The disgust and shame that comes from acting out almost always creates a self-imposed exile. We hide from eyes that we know will see the sin that feels so palpable in our lives. But soon the intense loneliness of that hiding sends us back to find relief from the very thing that brought us there in the first place.
So, the circle of pain continues. Over and over and over. As hard as it is to do,  reaching out for help is the only thing that finally brings an end to the ever-tightening cycle of destruction.
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV)

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