Its a real conundrum and paradox that often human beings use self destructive behaviours to self sooth and get comfort. I see us as keeping our inner child all through our lives thus, we are forever primal in someways. Therefore, we hold primal needs of attachment, feeding and soothing,  In life resisting the temptations is something step 7 helps with as a wholesome navigator. The temptations are vast from cravings that are diverse: lust, aggression, fear, vanity, greed, blame, envy, grandiosity, power, arrogance, status, superficiality, and so on – “I want , I want I want”.   ALL THAT HOOKS US TO LOOSE OUR BALANCE, OUR CENTRE, OUR HEARTS.  The step 7 process and its relationship with mindfulness and meditation can allow us to stay present and not be seduced by temptations that do not feed us goodness but are toxicity in disguise.  Here we can be pro-active by applying this step to our lives as this is a action way of “being” in the present  that is governed by compassion.  The script is often reactive as its driven by powerful feelings that are compulsive and directed by primal neediness that is no longer productive to our wellbeing.  The stuff of life that kicks our scripts will pass and do not need to set of a chain reaction.  These can be so self destructive and painful.  Whats so difficult to comprehend sometimes is the pain that one wants to avoid is often reacted to in such a way that it creates more pain then if the process was just allowed to “be”.  This means “being” with the feelings and not avoiding as they will pass but actions and negative thoughts can cause more pain.  We can let energies and emotions pass through and even learn from them.  They can be blessings in disguise if we practise allowing them to “be” rather then acting them out.