Interrogating the Addicted Narrative

Sor Juana's method of philosophical inquiry—asking difficult questions, dismantling false premises, exposing contradictions—provides a framework for recovering people to interrogate the narratives addiction embedded in their self-concept. Addiction creates a false identity: "I am broken," "I am defined by my use," "I cannot change." Through rigorous questioning in Sor Juana's tradition, these narratives can be examined and deconstructed. What evidence supports this story? What assumptions underlie it? What would a different story look like? This practice of intellectual resistance mirrors Sor Juana's own refusal to accept the limited identity imposed by her era's constraints on women. Recovery requires this same committed interrogation: systematically questioning every internalized message addiction planted, examining its logical structure, and consciously replacing it with truthful, evidence-based understanding of who you actually are and can become.