Ep. 13 - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis - Buddhism and Parasitic Processing
Dr. John Vervaeke
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The Overwhelming Compulsion Model of Addiction
The standard model is we have a biophysical chemical dependency and when the chemical is removed, we get an overwhelming compulsion to have to seek out the chemical. The problem with this is it sounds very commonsensical and the media likes it. It has the one unfortunate feature of being almost completely false. Most people spontaneously give up their addiction in their 30s.
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