I'm a recovering information addict, food addict, sex addict, and love addict.
Doing the same behaviors in a mindful way instead of out of a desire to mask/numb/avoid matters.
Also, I stopped counting my various abstinence stretches because it's not actionable information. I don't assess my recovery that way. I take a look at my needs and identify how I'm doing meeting them.
That initial honeymoon period? It’s like it fixes everything. I’m a whole different person.
Then the honeymoon period ends and I get bored and irritated and nasty. I need to find another one to fix me. Because the current relationship is clearly where the problem lies.
Repeat ad infinitum.
That’s my experience of it. Others may have a different experience.
Doing the same behaviors in a mindful way instead of out of a desire to mask/numb/avoid matters.
Also, I stopped counting my various abstinence stretches because it's not actionable information. I don't assess my recovery that way. I take a look at my needs and identify how I'm doing meeting them.