I relapse every time I visit my hometown because everyone there still sees me as the person I was when I was using and it feels easier to just be that person.
More people experience this than they realize.
Environmental cues can activate historical self-concepts so strongly that maintaining new identity feels like swimming against an invisible current of collective memory.
“Where Are You with Addiction as mental health condition?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.