Addiction has become one of our society's most pressing problems and most tragic illnesses. Every year, it tears away at the heart of millions of families and creeps closer to children's doorstep. What ＿＿（51）＿＿ affect only those who could afford indulgence, now affects the world at large. The human soul yearns ＿＿（52）＿＿ love and acceptance and the mind often thinks we need to alter ourselves in order to achieve that. Addiction ＿＿（53）＿＿ any nature is spiritual bankruptcy. By and large, people who are addicted are very spiritual. The successful results of the Twelve Step Program, which is based on a connection to a Higher Power, prove just that. Sensitive people have a very difficult time ＿＿（54）＿＿ the heartbreak in our world. In the midst of all the confusion and injury, substance is used in order to numb feelings. Therefore, once ＿＿（55）＿＿ to recover, the ability to identify one's feelings is vitally important.