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behavior. Lying, cheating, avoiding, sneak- ing, defending, fighting, running, using, and recycling old and newwounds is much more time consuming than the temporary discomfort that arises from going for the long-term rewards of emotional and sub- stance sobriety. The hard part is convincing the limbic system of this concept. Humans are very adaptable and will veer, adapt, and normalize. This process of veering, adapting, and normalizing slowly moves a person so far from their life and essence that life does seem futile and hopeless. Hope launches the first stages of sobriety (pre-contempla- tive, contemplative, action) and keeps one motivated through the process of long-term sobriety (maintenance). 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