This is mostly due to invalidation from others. This level starts the person on the road to recovering from the amnesia regarding who he used to be and what he used to do. This program has several steps. Not every one needs all of them. The first step is substance abuse handling.
Substance abuse includes drugs, medicines and alcohols.
Many people do not realize that they have been abusing substances because they were prescribed for them, even at times when they were children being dosed with various medicines. Some think that there are no after effects because they have been drug free for years. Others believe that a little pot or aspirin never hurt anyone. The keynote of all drug use is denial. When one thinks of substance abuse, one tends to think of drugging oneself, but one can also BE abused by car fumes, chemicals in foodstuffs and soft drinks as well as being dosed with castor oil or amphetamines for one s own good.