David Choe hired close friends to manage his addiction, giving them permission to physically stop him from gambling or engaging in love addiction, and they were paid only if they succeeded.

“I did something that I've never heard another addict do, which is I would hire people, close friends, being like, I'm an addict. I cannot be trusted. I'm a liar. I'm a thief. And so when I'm in my gambling gambling state, I don't hold my money. So as soon as I'm win, the number I told you I'm win, need you to punch me in the face, I need you to drag me away from the table because now I'm going to say anything to keep going. So I can never touch my own money. If I if I if you see me falling in love with the girl and going into my love addiction, I need you to come and punch me in my face. And like I gave permission for people to hurt me physically and to physically remove me.”