Bypass Common Road Hazards
April 2, 2026
An important dimension of your personal owner’s manual is understanding and avoiding (if possible) five common personal and relationship perils that you (or someone you care about) will encounter during your Life Journey. Forewarned is Forearmed as the saying goes, but even when you know about these common pitfalls, you may not realize that you have stumbled into a particular situation until you are already ensnared. Accordingly, I will alert you to the warning signs that accompany each hazard so you can start extricating yourself sooner rather than later.
My name is Lane Lasater, a retired clinical psychologist. In gratitude for the life I have been given, I am sharing everything I learned during my career and personal life on my website http://www.LaneLasater.com and on my YouTube Channel Life Roadmaps from a Retired Psychologist https://www.youtube.com/@lane205
Each post contains my written material, an AI generated graphic, a 15-17 minute audio summary, and a 5-7 minute video summarizing the material.

Here are the Road Hazard Topics in this Series
- Know Your Addiction Risk
- Understand the Dynamics of Addictive Behavior
- Understand the Addiction Recovery Process
- Distinguish Helping from Enabling
- Use Influence vs. Control
- Policies for dealing with Problem People
