ABSTRACT
A characteristic result of authoritarian wounding is the persistent effort to self-medicate by using certain chemicals and to self-soothe by engaging in certain behaviors. The body’s demands and the mind’s cravings pull at the wounded victim to drink alcohol, use heroin, gamble on the Internet, engage in risky sexual behaviors, or in some other way create a momentary respite from the lifelong pain that is now embedded in their personality.
