From numb to nurtured

If you’ve ever said…
“I’ll just have one more…”
“I can’t feel anything unless I’m high.”
“I don’t want to feel anything.”
…then you are not alone. And you are not broken,

 I often tell my clients here in New Jersey: Addiction isn’t about the substance. It’s about what the substance is soothing.
Many people are trying to quieten the trauma responses that were never understood, never validated, and never healed.
 
The good news?
You can build new coping strategies. You have also learn to feel without fear.
 
In this video, therapist Jamie Willis and I discuss the unique challenges of trauma and addiction:
https://youtu.be/ZOkQQX7jnI8?si=Fs5HNLKbCCcMfJaW
 
If you need to talk to me about trauma and addiction, get in contact.

Chris Warren-Dickins
Therapist in New Jersey