Discover Your Cause of Addiction

Life brings us challenges. Some of the challenges are painful, demoralizing, identity crushing, unbearable, humiliating, shameful, depressing, and mentally disturbing. They all cause trauma that can live in our brain forever, causing us great pain, both mental and physical. If the trauma and pain are substantial enough, the memories are stamped indelibly on our brain and, in some cases, in our muscle tissue. Many years may pass, but the memories are still there, buried in your subconscious, hurting all your days. One of the most beneficial attributes of a human being is the ability to forget. Whenever the images of the painful trauma emerge, we block it in an attempt to ease the pain. After a while, the event is buried. The memory of it is still there, but our recall system has shut it down from everyday consciousness. Yet, it is still there, subliminally causing us to medicate ourselves with drugs and alcohol. We do so, particularly when the same traumatic feeling you experienced during the original trauma is felt again. It could happen even though they may not trigger a memory of the original event. Left to continue its disruptive action, we either suffer or medicate the pain away, unaware of the cause. As you read the examples, check off the ones you’ve experienced.

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Meet the Founders

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Detox Program

Residential Program

Outpatient Program

Sober Living Homes

Why Choose Passages?

Non-12 Step Treatment

Treatment Methods

Experience Passages Malibu

Explore the Grounds

Tour our Rooms

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Meet the Founders

It's Not Your Fault

Read The Book

Detox Program

Residential Program

Outpatient Program

Sober Living Homes

Why Choose Passages?

Non-12 Step Treatment

Treatment Methods

Experience Passages Malibu

Explore the Grounds

Tour our Rooms

Discover Your Cause of Addiction

Cause 2: Events of the past you haven't been able to reconcile

Cause 2: Events of the past you haven't been able to reconcile

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