*Alex Davidson had always considered himself a rational, level-headed guy. But after stumbling upon Alex Jones' Infowars show, he became consumed by the conspiracy theories surrounding the Sandy Hook shooting. Despite his wife *Sarah's pleas, Alex insisted the massacre was a hoax staged by gun control advocates.

This news article about the painful harassment the victims' families endured at the hands of Jones and his followers triggered Alex. His own childhood trauma of losing his brother in a shooting made him desperately want to believe there was an alternative, less painful truth.

As Alex descended deeper into the rabbit hole of misinformation, Sarah felt helpless watching the man she loved slip away. That's when she discovered the Stepping Into Action program and signed them up, hoping it could pull Alex back from the brink.

'I was so lost in the conspiracy theories, but this program taught me how to critically analyze information again,' *Alex later said. 'It gave me the tools to separate fact from fiction and heal from my past wounds in a healthy way.'

Some experts praised the program's emphasis on rebuilding broken trust and open communication between partners affected by conspiracy beliefs. However, others argued it didn't go far enough in addressing the deeper societal issues that allow misinformation to spread so rampantly.

Regardless of the criticism, for the Davidsons, taking that first step to get help online was profound. Though the road ahead was difficult, they were grateful to have a path forward to recover from the nightmare Alex's obsession had become.

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