Gabor Mate: Why Are We Addicted to Everything?
Metaphysical Milkshake with Rainn & Reza
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How to Escape Emotional Pain
It's always an attempt to escape emotional pain, whether the person realizes it or not. That was the impact of a child, of being abandoned by mum and so on. It's also a question of social stress coupled with individual drama. But in every single case, the adictive behavior is about trying to soothe some distressing emotional state. And that's why we're seeing the rise in te diction these days.
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