Breaking Out of the Addiction Trap Breaking Out of the Addiction Trap Teaching Message Notes, St. Stephen's Coorparoo Ralph G. Bowles "Addiction exists wherever persons are internally compelled to give energy to things that are not their true desires. . . Addiction is a state of compulsion, obsession or preoccupation that enslaves a person's will and desire. Addiction sidetracks and eclipses the energy of our deepest, truest desire for love and goodness." (Gerald May) "Having pridefully replaced God with the self and its own anxiety-reducing strategies, we actually increase our anxiety and hence, drive ourselves more deeply into our compulsive attachments." (Terry Cooper) Terry D. Cooper (pp. 64-70) suggests that Gerald May's theory of addiction may provide a new paradigm for understanding sin. Terry D. Cooper (2003). Sin, Pride, and Self-Acceptance: The Problem of Identity in Theology and Psychology. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Gerald May (1988). Addiction and Grace. San Francisco: Harper and Row.

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