Our sense of safety as children was dependent on our caregivers. We needed to make the adults around us happy. We let our parents tell us what to think and how to feel. Because that kept us safe.

And so, we learned how to regulate their nervous system instead of our own.

For many of us, childhood traumas manifest as perfectionism and cycles of self-sabotage. Because we're managing our stress the same way we did as children. By avoiding emotional discomfort.

But (if you're lucky) there comes a day when you just can't pretend to be fine anymore. So you quietly tap out…decide to grab the low-hanging fruit and give sobriety the old college try.

Only to realize this isn't about alcohol…

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