Full of emptiness: reflections on recovery from addictions and compulsive behaviors

Filled with emptiness by Imad Rashad Othman ... We were simply escaping ourselves. We use food, pornography, sex, relationships, shopping, and immersion with our phones as mood changers, as painkillers for a deep pain we may not be aware of. We fill a void inside us that was rooted early on, we mend a shock that caused a crack in language that we could only heal by distracting ourselves with compulsive behavior. Addiction was our silent scream, our suppressed pain, and our stifled moan. And here is a roadmap to stop fleeing from ourselves ...