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Gabor Mate: Why Are We Addicted to Everything?

Metaphysical Milkshake with Rainn & Reza

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Is the Addiction a Disease or a Choice?

addiction is an attempt to solve a problem. The problem is anxiety, so to call it either nor did you choose to be anxious? My mantre is not why the addiction, but why the pain? Nor why the pain tata childhood. So relief from anxiety, is that a good thing or a bad thing? That is a very good thing. And by the way, even in your narrative, it's interesting how you talked about it, you said, i experienced a lot of corporal punishment. No, you didn't. You were hit a lot as a child."

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