The real solution is to dissolve original pain. If pain is no longer there - the urge for painkillers (addictions, substances, porn, drugs and actual painkiller

The real solution is to dissolve original pain. If pain is no longer there - the urge for painkillers (addictions, substances, porn, drugs and actual painkillers) fades away. Replacing one painkiller with "healthier" one or distracting the person away - doesn't work. That's why diets are such a huge business. People think that to lose weight they need a better diet, without realizing that they use food as a painkiller to distract themselves from some deeper, inner pain. Without looking at- and taking care of the real cause - people jump from one artificial solution to another one, from one failed resolution to new one, while unresolved inner pain continues calling the shots.