The Myth of the ‘Good Addict’ vs. the ‘Bad Addict’

We do people a disservice when we assume their hesitance at the 12 steps is hesitance at recovery

Aaron Matthew Laxton, LCSW
Human Parts
Published in
8 min readJan 2, 2020

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CChances are you know something about the 12 steps of recovery. We have seen it in movies or on TV. The church basement, strong coffee, a person standing up and making a public declaration about how they have a…

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Aaron Matthew Laxton, LCSW
Human Parts

I am a psychotherapist who writes about mental health, addiction, recovery and the impact of substance use from personal experience. Views are my own.