looking at what my addictions help me to avoid looking at

what keeps me addicted to anything?

• my addictions help me avoid painful feelings I've repressed
• my addictions have become a part of me, it seems
  • it feels as if giving them up would mean giving up parts of myself

what would help me let go of my addictions and face my fear of my buried feelings?

• I would need to believe that
  • my feelings won't kill me
  • my feelings won't hurt anyone else
  • the painful feelings will subside eventually