Gabor Maté defines an addiction as any repeated behavior, substance related or not. An individual regularly craves a change in their subjective or felt state of being and becomes dependent on an object or activity to produce the desired experiential change. The central question is, who's in charge, the individual or their behavior? It's possible to rule a passion, but an obsessive passion that a person is unable to rule is an addiction.
“What is addiction, really? It is a sign, a signal, a symptom of distress. It is a language that tells us about a plight that must be understood.” Alice Miller, Breaking Down the Wall of Silence In the Buddhist’s conception of the universe, the wheel of life revolves through 6 realms, each representing a different […]
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