Masks We Wear in Addiction PDF Worksheet

No. They only become bad when they make people engage in maladaptive behaviors such as deceit, manipulation, and exploitation.

This varies from person to person, but these masks can't be discarded in a single day. It takes a while, and the goal is to gradually peel them as time goes on.

Yes. If a person relapses, they might put on these masks again. Recovery efforts are geared towards discarding these masks and storing them in proverbial boxes, hopefully never to be opened again.