In Chapter 18 of The Freedom Model for Addictions, it states that emotions don’t happen to you, they happen by you. Many readers question this statement and some summarily dismiss it and then discount everything else that is asserted in Chapter 18. Mark and Michelle address this question and explain the nuances in how we experience emotions and why it’s important to understand that substances can’t pharmacologically change your mood.

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