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Diving Deeper: On Addiction and the Idol of Control

The Overcomers with Matt Chandler

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Heart Rot: A Metaphor for Addiction and Control

This chapter discusses the concept of heart rot in trees as a metaphor for addiction and control in human life. The speaker explains how heart rot occurs when a tree sustains an injury to the bark or root system, but the wound is not enough to kill the tree. As a result, the tree grows to its full potential while rotting from the inside. The speaker relates this to the experiences of two individuals, Becca and Tyler, who faced wounds and pain in their lives, leading them to self-medicate and seek control as a coping mechanism.

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