Episode 273: Recovering from a Disaster & Overcoming Codependency
The Hardcore Self-Help Podcast with Duff the Psych
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Avoiding the Smell of Tires
People will use things like alcohol, or sometimes on the other side, like extreme activities, to avoid thinking about the event that happened. "I it's about avoiding the thoughts and the feelings that come over the topic," she says. She works with someone who used to be a fire fighter; they would self-medicate by drinking before their shifts then hitting bars after work. The people in this group went on to have serious problems - some of them became violent.
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