There's a saying I heard, which goes a little something like: "You can't use a coping mechanism to heal from an issue/ wound/ trauma. It's basically just repla

There's a saying I heard, which goes a little something like: "You can't use a coping mechanism to heal from an issue/ wound/ trauma. It's basically just replacing one addiction for another." I'm paraphrasing. But I agree with that statement (which isn't to say that healing is an easy or simple process).