Do you understand the relationship between addiction and emotional pain? As Gabor Maté (Author of The Body Says No) explains in this video, addiction is any behaviour that gives a person temporary relief and pleasure, but also has negative consequences, and to which the individual will return time and again.
At the heart of Maté’s philosophy is the belief that there’s no such thing as an “addictive personality”. And nor is addiction a “disease”. Instead, it originates in a person’s need to solve a problem: a deep-seated problem, often from our earliest years that was to do with trauma or loss.
And addiction doesn't have to mean drugs and alcohol, any compulsion is likely to have its origins in previously experienced emotional pain.
And if that resonates with you, give me a call, I specialise in helping people overcome these issues that are at the heart of so much stress and anxiety in our society.
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