There Is No Secret Trick to Beat Addiction

I tried endless methods and never found a "magic bullet."

Photo by Lloyd Newman on Unsplash

Is there a trick that makes it easy to overcome an addiction? The short answer is no.

I remember years ago, when I first started blogging, reading a comment from someone who said if there was an easy way to beat addiction, everyone would do it. The very fact that addiction is still so prevalent in our society is its own proof that it’s incredibly hard to overcome.

Unfortunately, it took me quite a few years to understand this.

This newsletter is typically centered around my experiences with alcoholism, but I also had a second addiction that was just as strong: nicotine. In today’s edition, I’m going to delve into my attempts to quit smoking, because it taught me an important lesson about breaking addictions.