FAQ

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Skepticism is healthy. Here are the honest answers to what people ask before they decide to show up.

1. What is the Instinct Center?

2. Who is the Instinct Center for?

3. Who is the Instinct Center not for?

4. Is it really free? What’s the catch?

5. Do I have to speak or turn my camera on?

6. What time are the sessions? How do I join?

7. What actually happens in a meeting?

8. Is this a replacement for therapy or medication?

9. What if I relapse — is there judgment?

10. I’m not sure I’m an “addict.” Is this still for me?

11. Is this only for alcohol, or other things too?

12. What is the Instinctual Core?

13. Is the Instinctual Core the same as the subconscious?

14. What kinds of problems does the IC framework help explain?

15. Why do I keep doing things I know are hurting me?

16. What if I’ve tried everything and nothing worked?

17. How is this different from AA?

18. Is this just another addiction recovery program?

19. What makes the IC Solution different?

20. What does “the Human” mean in the IC framework?

21. What is RADAR?

22. What is ROAR?

23. Why do you use terms like “weapons” or “survival tools”?

24. Is the IC bad?

25. Why do you say people are not broken?

26. Can IC help with anxiety?

27. Can IC help with alcoholism?

28. Why does willpower usually fail?

29. What does “reassign” mean?

30. Do I need to believe in the whole IC framework for it to help?

31. Is IC spiritual or religious?

32. Is this based on science?

33. What is the goal of the Instinct Center?

34. How do I start using the IC Solution?

35. What is the simplest explanation of IC?

36. Can I use IC even if I am still struggling?

37. What should I do if I relapse or fall back into an old pattern?

38. Why does IC talk so much about shame?

39. What is the difference between responsibility and blame?

40. Can the IC ever be useful?

41. What does success look like with IC?

42. What is the main message of the Instinct Center?

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