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Jason Coombs
Every Text Feels Like a Relapse: How Addiction Traps Families in Constant Fear
41 minutes Posted Jul 27, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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Send us Fan Mail When you love someone struggling with addiction, every buzz, missed call, and stretch of silence can feel like a possible emergency. Before long, your phone stops being a tool and becomes a leash attached to your loved one’s chaos. In this episode, Jason Coombs explores the phenomenon known as “screen apnea”—holding your breath or breathing shallowly while checking a screen—and explains why families affected by addiction may be especially vulnerable to it. After months or yea...