Did you know there's a way you can blow him to smithereens?

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In this 6 minute video clip, the well known addiction therapist, Dr. Lew Abrams, LCSW, describes how people can unfortunately be religious without any spirituality, and how addiction can be a catalyst for real spiritual growth.

I was frum before and I'm frum now, but it is clear to me that my relationship with Hashem was not personal and not real to ME, before sobriety. All addicts who recover through AA feel the same way, it seems. So I say, without what you call "the Yetzer Hara" - I call it "our addiction" - I obviously would not have had a true relationship with Hashem. This was because I did not perceive that I needed Him, period. So in this respect, the addiction is our friend. After all, who needs Hashem when they think they are OK?