Addiction is the mask of so much trauma. Trauma that is not being seen and needs not being met. My experience ❤

Addiction wasnt the problem. Addiction was our solution to our problems

"An addiction is a replacement for real relationships. That is a very useful definition of addictions. It is a replacement for real relationship with yourself, with other people and with the world. People lose their relationship with themselves and must replace it with something. They must have something to which they are dedicated, that occupies their focus and their time. And so instead of that which is real and meaningful, they have chosen a substitute. And these substitutes, at the very least, consume one’s attention and, at the very worst, destroy one’s life." _The New Message from God » Freedom from Addiction and Obsession_

@Vlad.o

Жыл бұрын

There is so much wisdom here. I wish I didn't have to learn the hard way. Thank you.

@svatisingh1

Жыл бұрын

Amazing insight, thank you :)) 🙏

@debrajaima5967

Жыл бұрын

I read a life changing book for me on how to parent in the hope of avoiding negative addictions in my children - 'The Continuum Concept' by Jean Liedhoff. Jean, a French journalist, spent time with an indigenous tribe in the Amazon forest and noted how they raised their children. Jean concluded, as summary not quoted, 'time on mother's breast and in mother's arms for baby is vital in raising a happy, healthy non-addicted adult. The baby was held for the first 6 months of its life and only when the baby indicated it wanted to be let down did the crawling/walking stage begin. Addictions are craving mothers breast, mothers closeness, mothers love'. Today we are rapidly building more childcare centres and prisons - missing link??. Society needs to re focus on valuing 'motherhood' and remove the ever increasing economic barriers to functional parenting. Very complex problem to solve but with knowledge and will power anything is possible. Sure - if women want a career - absolutely go ahead. But if you wish to raise a child then the way you do so has huge consequences for life.

@selinaakhter3220

Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@johnchapman5125

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for sharing!

I’m currently struggling with my addiction to cigarettes. I ran out of the last one and I’ve been telling myself that it REALLY was about time to quit for a few days now. Right after I smoked the last cigarette, instantly there was the inner battle of ‘should I go buy the last pack?’ then the notification appears on my phone ‘Caroline Myss - The Addict’ on my phone, after a second. 🤣 I burst out laughing and I chose not to go to the store (at least now). Talk about synchronicity

@robinriebsomer4607

Жыл бұрын

Otvos don't think about quitting for the rest of life. Just one day at a time or 1 hour at a time. Nicotine is as addicting as cocaine. So, you could listen to people with other addictions share how they have stayed drug free and get help for your desire to stop smoking.

@Medietos

Жыл бұрын

OTVOS LORAND:What an exciting and important battle that is going on inside you! I so hope you win over you. I have overcome a few addictions (coffee, sexmedical drugs) and battling some - many still, f&f sugar. Compulsive over-and under-eating, victim mentality, scarcity mindset, mild gathering-hoarding more than I can take care of, Trichitillomania, Staying stuck in fear of loss of control, Fear of failure and of success, my light cleptomania /and shoplifting, Anger outburstsand annan emorional resonse and cowork

@tamj3709

Жыл бұрын

Rooting for you Otvos, you’re going to love the new you. Hang in there it’s worth it and 😅you’re worth it.

@7msjster

Жыл бұрын

You body loves you for your new craving. The craving to be different. Feel that love for yourself. I just commented that I quit weed after 4 decades. I am 67! I started streaming the Chosen series and I asked Jesus to help me. I quit Dec. 26th this year and I have had a couple of situations where sitting down with a joint would relieve my stress., but then I realized it's not what I wanted to do that anymore. I chose to believe Jesus is helping me...he called my name and redeemed me. I am grateful that he has never left my side when all things can come and go Jesus is always there. Blessings to your and your journey and having the courage to be different.

@miriamceornea97

Жыл бұрын

sweet well done Keep up to it! Remeber that it is just the habit, it is the "do I really need one extra cigaret? is it really going to make a positive change?" that is what helped me get over it, because I well knew the answer was "no" but actually asking myself if it was worth it in the long run rather then my sanity and wellbeing is (thank GOD for the Holy Spirit or our Right Mind) what really made me realize every single time, "the cigaret dose not really have a power over me, it is me which is giving that thing the power to decide over the fact that I even believe that a cigaret is going to really make me feel better". By giving up addictions, especially when you learn to do it for yourself, you would be much more able to understand yourself and those who even get to it even more, so LOTS OF LOVE and much Strength to you!

Mind blown! I feel like I just went to years of therapy in less than a half an hour!!!😮 So much gratitude!!❤

@RitaLynn444

Жыл бұрын

Me too ❤

A Buddhist Master said that the goal of practice is to be able to be still in the face of one's own pain. Addiction is what happens to keep from being still, be present fully with whatever emerges I also think of Dr. Anna Lemke's book about the neurobiology of addiction, dopamine nation. The brain doesn't know the difference between heroin addiction, sex addiction, work addiction, or phone addiction. I believe humanity will move forward when our children learn that this solution to anxiety of living in this difficult world is not to turn to an addiction. I agree that we are only at the beginning but hopefully we are making a difference for the future.

Addiction numbs the soul and is all rooted in trauma. I healed from Alcohol, food, and cigarettes. Love, healing and forgiveness ✨ ❤

@mysticaltyger2009

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Well said.

@johndomuch

Жыл бұрын

God Bless

@mortalclown3812

Жыл бұрын

Believe it or not sometimes it just happens to happy people. I'm sober 25 years and have seen any number of 'causes'. ❤ My own began via trauma and genes tbh. Wishing you peace on the path ~ ✨🌼

@GourSmith

Жыл бұрын

It doesn’t stem from trauma. At least, not necessarily and definitely not always. There’s people that grew up in with sweet, gentle, understanding, compassionate, strong, honorable, well-respected parents and family … Addicts come out of those Pleasant and conducive atmospheres also. Addiction is an internal happening. Let’s not project everything elsewhere.

@beholden2874

Жыл бұрын

@@GourSmithI respect your opinion and we can agree to disagree. But I believe addiction stems from trauma- mostly childhood trauma. Dr. Gabor Mate’s book “ In the realm of the hungry ghosts” is all about the addiction- trauma connection. I’m not budging on this perspective. But we can agree to disagree.

I've had a lifetime battle with external addiction ( sugar/alcohol). I used to feel it was an escape from my head & feelings; now I hear the call to come out of my head and LISTEN to my inner world. Coming back and hearing my felt sense. Not 100%, but soo much more nowadays. Its very liberating 🎉

Operative word that I learned from this series is Congruency, where the heart, the will and mind speak as one. It's the grace of the upper chakras. Thank you Caroline!🌺🌻🌹

Caroline outdid herself with this one!

@astrarai-thesobercoder

Жыл бұрын

Totally next-level.

Powerful, as always. Wow. I’m 18 years sober w no cravings for alcohol. Sugar, however.. is another story, and putting things off, well, this is a real battle for me. You put such a delicate point on things, our ability to recognize the sacred in every word we speak, and what we are saying to ourselves over and over. You leave no stone unturned. I am grateful. Thank you.

@Msnataliecastillo

Жыл бұрын

Have lots natural glucose from fruits and non-refined carbs and the cravings will go away. Your brain runs exclusively on glucose and needs it but when you get it from natural sources the sugar cravings for junk foods go away, happened to me :) Use to have such a sweet tooth and I started making natural juices and smoothies every day and my palate totally changed without even wanting it to

Thank you very much for your knowledge and perception and truth and voice. My grandfather and mother both died from alcoholism and my father died 3 years ago in a horrific accident. I am sober 4 years and counting and abstinence is not enough to remain happy healthy joyous and free.

@RitaLynn444

Жыл бұрын

❤

Thank you for being so real. I’ve struggled w it all- alcohol, sugar, caffeine- my entire life. Slowly and steadily tackling it all. Your words and support are so helpful and aligned for me 🙏🏽💖

Addiction is a monster and unless youve experienced it first hand, please don't judge or offer advice, just pray for people to find the help they need instead. Almost every person i know battling Addiction, myself included, didnt just become an addict, something happened to us that hurt so badly, and we didn't have anyone to turn to who wouldnt judge, ostracize, or shame us for it.

@davidsmithevents

Жыл бұрын

I completely understand and empathize with your perspective on addiction. Addiction can be a devastating and overwhelming experience, and it's important to recognize that it can happen to anyone, regardless of their background or circumstances. I agree that it's not helpful to judge or offer advice to individuals struggling with addiction without first understanding the complexity of their situation. It's essential to approach individuals with compassion, empathy, and support, rather than judgment and criticism. It's also important to recognize that addiction is often the result of underlying trauma or emotional pain that has gone unaddressed. This can make it challenging for individuals to seek help or support, as they may feel ashamed or stigmatized. It's crucial that we create a safe and supportive environment for individuals to seek help and healing. I appreciate your call for others to pray for individuals struggling with addiction to find the help they need. However, it's also important to recognize that there are resources and support available for individuals battling addiction, and we can also play a role in connecting them with those resources. Whether it's providing emotional support or encouraging individuals to seek professional help, we can all make a difference in supporting those battling addiction.

@therealjoeirox4052

Жыл бұрын

@@davidsmithevents thank you for sharing, and i agree with what you said. Most of the time when an addict cant get clean, its not from the lack of trying, it's because most recovery places are faith based, and when you already feel ashamed, you don't want to hear what others have to say about what God has to say, in my own experience and limited view, that only made me feel worse and threw me into a relapse. A place i went too was extreme, and said Jesus wouldn't help me because I was a drunk and a junkie. Made me feel like i wasnt worth anything, and not worthy of receiving any help.

@annepemberton9373

Жыл бұрын

@@therealjoeirox4052 thank you. My mum was alcoholic too. Bless her she was so confused with religion because the Catholic faith dictated she was bad etc. Hers came from severe childhood trauma I was able to piece together after her passing. Seeing her timeline and my self truth helped me to heal my connection trauma from that experience. If I had one wish it would be for a few minutes to hold her and love her in a way neither of us could love the other in our physical time here. As Carolyn says none of this is easy but it sure is beautiful to find self truth and to experience self forgiveness, compassion and gratitude for the learning. Thank you for opening this conversation up ❤

The alignment of head and heart and how things move when those two are lined up - really reminds me of breaking my addiction to codependency. One morning I woke up and my head and my heart both agreed it was no longer worth it. It was time to let go. And I did 😻🙏💜

Such difficult archetype to work on… physical addictions are easier to be recognized than the emotional/behavioral ones… Thank you for sharing your wisdom and guidance!

Amazing and powerful message…shining light on addiction. Understanding that cravings also include complaining, living in chaos, always being in a state of woundoulogy, seeking power or craving approval is an addiction too. Transitioning from “love of power to power of love” of the soul-self creates a congruent, whole being. Mind blowing. Thank you Caroline.

addiction is always rooted in imbalances in the first and second chakras. it plays out in the 4,5 and 6th chakras. but true addiction is always rooted in 1 and 2 and is 99% of the time coming from abuse and/or trauma thats why with addiction there is the panic associated with not being able to have the thing you think will soothe you. craving and addiction are not the same. craving can come from the 3rd chakra but is different than addiction.

Caroline, I love you. I started reading your books in my early 30's, I'm 40 now. You are very wise. Thank you for your teachings!

Caroline, you have no idea but I have been soo waiting for this specific archetype ever since you started this series 🥺 and when I saw it pop up I actually sighed with relief and gratitude and felt so blessed 😭💘🌟 Thank you, Thank you, Thank you !!

Caroline does not have all the answers but she has great insights

Glad to meet you. Thank you for sharing/spreadin. Giving. Congruent. Kind regards, Emmanuel. PS: Gabor Mate saved my life.

Tomorrow is my quit day. I’ve been addicted to cigarettes for 10 years. Indeed a replacement for intimacy with self. I love this series!

@jennykelter9518

10 ай бұрын

Hey there. Wellbutrin works wonders to quit.

The way you talked about thinking vs feeling hit home. 🎉 The Splintering 😅sounds like a horror movie! Lol Being addicted to not moving forward as a form of power?! 😮 A field of cravings

@billiverschoore2466

Жыл бұрын

angel candelaria, yes i get the impression that some people "suffer from" something in order ( not necessarily consciously or on purpose...) to invoke sympathy, or obedience, or to control another's freedom, etc 🌳🕊💚

Thank you! many years ago my prayer became a request for "my insides to match my outside" its been an ongoing experience, often joyful, often very very painful, with addiction playing a big role. I am so much better that I was, and still lots of room for growth!

@karlavoss870

Жыл бұрын

Such a wonderful prayer! So simple yet so powerful. We should all pray your prayer, I know that I will.

Wow You got my number today- I mean the little bear story - Not allowing myself to let my heart and mind connect - It took forever for my mind body and spirit to reconnect But my heart Has had no voice in ages I’ll try harder I gotta keep trying Harder Thank you for you C

I love you Caroline! Your wisdoms and messages have sustained me since I met you many years ago by chance. You have given me different insights, but also courage and tenacity to carry on and do my best, never giving up, sometimes changing course, but I am still here. The inner work I have done, has been largely doing and thinking about your teachings. Cosmic and mystism and metaphysics are my calling and understanding.... I want all of it and the more I get and know and release, the more joy and happiness I rediscover and leads to new experiences. Being over 60, I am now ready... for what?... what ever comes next... no fear... Thank you.

I'm still stuck on the first seven and a half minutes. Caroline spoke to my soul.😮

Thank you so so much dear Carolyne, I just have quit cigarette (12 years smoking) only after realizing that it was a childish part of me, very wounded from traumas that was hurting itself (me) to soothe the unhealed sufferings. Brining this harmony between the mind and the heart is hard but so noble. We have to accept the suffering through the process by trusting it. Good luck to everybody, we’re indeed on the same boat ❤

It occurs to me that we humans are a traumatized species. We are set up from the moment we come into this world for addiction, whatever the flavor.

Wow! Whoa! Epiphany! I have appreciated and benefited from your teachings for decades. Every now and then your guidance and insight is particularly fitting for me. This video is especially so. The opening I felt within me regarding congruence or conflict between Mama, Papa and Baby Bear has forever shifted me into how I cope with my cravings. Thank you! This blessed and gifted me with a new prayer as I struggle to make a big change in my life that has me wrangling with my addiction to doubt, “can’t do” and so forth. Now I pray for help and grace to bring my head and heart into congruence so I can use my voice to benefit myself and others.

Wow, very powerful! I've been saying for a couple of months now, that my inner child is fighting with my adult. They're starting to come together. The fear of the speed of change is so spot on! Ty!

11:15 summarizes it all in a nut-shell! "Cravings that are out of control and have authority over us!" So the remedy is to be vigilant from the very onset such that a "want" doesn't become so strong as to overpower our self-control! Self-control is the powerful protection against addictions! Therefore, we must shy away from whatever has the potential to compromise our capacity for self-control! "Be in the world without being entangled in the world!"

thank you Caroline!! this archetype is so rich...i like when u say abt self-esteem bc treat us kindly and know we deserve better is life changing ...we have to respect ourselves first so the rest will do it too

This is so helpful for my understanding of how hard it is for the wounded child to move towards healing. I have looked at this in myself and also others who struggle with it. I agree that healing happens when you look beyond the pain to see the beauty and kindness that exists in each one of us. I believe that finding common ground and connection is the pathway to healing. Thank you for presenting these messages on the archetypes . It is so interesting to me and it brings clarity and understanding to many of my and others behaviors .❤

These archetype segments are powerful

So interesting. Your expansion on types of addictions “need to be right” “procrastination” etc is so interesting to recognise beyond the classic addictions. I am now going to watch for moments when I have incongruence. Thank you.

This is so great! Thank you for this video. I do not have any addictions. While watching, I realized that this archetype is active in my life in another way: I think I separated myself into body, spirit, soul, intellect, etc. and trying to match all my needs of every aspect of myself in one day, like reading is for the mind, sport is for the body, enlightment for the soul and so on, and after a really busy day I never felt any kind of accomplishment. That gives me the feeling, whatever I am doing it's never enough or the right thing or something is wrong with me. Your explanation of Congruent gives me the understanding of being all in one and if I read a book it's also good for my body, going for a walk is also good for my creativity, I never have to be concerned about time anymore or doing all the things all at once and having empty hands at the end of the day. Really 🙏 thank you. Understanding the archetypes is crucial to me! ❤

She said it beautifully around 19.29, if we don't have to think, we can avoid the internal conflict/issues. Which is often the most exhausting part of healing. The friction side of things. Que in numbing, excuses, sugar, addictions. Just found her on Gaia, she's helping me understand so much.

OMG there's sooo very much in this one video! Guess I'd better see this one more than once. Thanks a lot for choosing the addict this week, love it 🤤🙏

Thanks for sharing this. Addict surfaced in my awareness on Sunday. And then serendipity led me to this video. Thanks. This is super helpful, especially with Saturn ingress into pisces, spiritual integrity is very present for me. I have Saturn in pisces in my natal chart too. Second Saturn return:) I found your book archetypes many years ago. Hearing your current thoughts feels very precious. Thanks for sharing these.

I stumbled across you tonight - and how precious, sweet and very encouranging for the path that most of us are on - seeking wholeness, seeking truth, seeking fufillment....

Your analyses are always clear, and I believe this is the very clearest yet. Makes choices easier than ever. How do we get heart and head aligned, become congruent? The choice is ours. Don’t choose the addiction to answer fear. Simple, not easy, but simple.

This is so very helpful. I just thought I had zero will power. Rather more than that Caroline. Thank you, thank you 💐

Anyone notice that LIGHT moving on Caroline's floor?? At 19:44 .. i thought it was a mouse or an insect!! WILD

As Anne Wilson Scheaf said we live in an addictive society based on all these addictions. She said thinking was an addiction and Caroline points out it can be specific thought patterns that we can be addicted to. She even said control is an addiction like controlling the weather.

So grateful for this! 🦋

Thank you Caroline!! Love Love Love you❤

Thank you Caroline for all your messages and teachings the wisdom to know what it is we need in the moment. Blessings this Easter week.

I love these descriptions of archetypes thank you im gonna listen to the ones that resound with me

That was so insightful and needed. Thank you

Dear Caroline, thank you for another new knowledge and much appreciate your time 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 Have a great weekend and a wonderful Easter 🎉🎉✨✨✨✨

Beautiful! Thank you for this Caroline!

This has been very very helpful!!!! Thank you so much

This was just amazing and insightful. Thank you thank you.

I did EMDR therapy which put my traumatic memories back where they belong which is in the event and not in the present. This allowed me to get through my days without the symptoms from those awful memories. I no longer feel the strong pull towards my addictions. I enjoy being present and not numb

Such a mind opener! Thanks, Caroline!😊

Wow! I’ve never looked at it that way. That’s really insightful for me. Brilliant as usual.

Very insightful thank you so much!

refreshingly grounded, practical and lovely! thank you Caroline for this and You

This was superb, thank you so much!

What an amazing explanation, Thank you, that makes perfect sense ✨

Thank you Caroline, one of my most powerful archetypes I feel,,, I appreciate your insights ❤

Very helpful. Thank you. ❤

Thank you so much for your generosity and sharing of such profound wisdom. I am grateful☮️➕💜

Thank you so much for your wisdom in this series. Truly transformative.

I've watched a few of your videos, but this one was truly special. I know that I have an addictive personality, and so I have to work extra hard to not indulge too much, but sometimes I do find the pressures a lot and find myself slipping, but I know if I've overcome it once I can overcome again and again. no matter what. I am subscribed and even more ready to listen

AA/ 12 ste program is so good for sddiciton. Thaks. Allen Carr: "Stopping smoking is easy # by Allen Carr.

"When we keep our head and our heart in 2 different worlds = this is how addiction happens. When your head and your heart are aligned, you have a different experience with time and space, you actually do." Spot on i feel like im always running and lose hours, "your in a lock jam. that's why in healing it is essential to become congruent, get your head lined up with your heart, to make choices and not be in a lockjam." "[In healing, you have to get to a place that says 'you're right i am drinking eating thinking about eating because I'm wounded, and i have to face that, I have to admit that, and start aligning the two forces, so that the choices you make recognize that wound.]"

So much good content, thanks 🙏🏾

Thank you so much you’re doing such important work

What about addiction staving off pain because we all want to feel better? Other people in our lives wanted us to be different than we genuinely are and it is painful thinking if we become in our power that the connection we need from loved ones goes away.

@brendajean8461

Жыл бұрын

Yes addiction can alleviate pain. And we may lose people we love when we grow healthier and more whole and this can be very painful. We May need to create new relationships with others believing in the same way. ❤

@Guddilove801

Жыл бұрын

That's when we know the reality behind our loved ones. Was it all conditional loving or not. This is the moment to make real changes for ourselves.

I'm happy to say, that I am addicted to your Sacred Archetypes videos in my evenings... super thankful, helpful, thoughtful! Thank you for gifting us with your wisdom!

Thank you Caroline ❤

Hi,Caroline,I listened to several videos of yours and each time your point of view and take on matters leaves a healing touch upon me.I like to listen to different people on subjects that are of value to our souls so to understand my perseption and experiences that I go through.Thank you for your devotion and for your light.Namaste

Powerful! Thank you.

Thank you. This was profound and very helpful. ❤

Such a great speaker as always ❤❤ Thank you so much Caroline, your insight resonates completely and I love all your sessions ❤

This is excellent, thank you !

How powerfully informative, blessings to your wise knowing and sharing

Thank you from the heart for making all these wonderful videos about the archetypes 😘 I love them! So much to learn and to take in, and they help me understand me so much about myself and others - and the world, we live in.

another fabulous archetype video, thank you Caroline!

Trauma and brain chemistry makes it harder to heal for some.

Bravo Señora! Eres grande Caroline>> This is just great ! Gracias de verdad 🙏🏽👌🏾🙌🏽

Brilliant explanation.Will listen to this many times over.

Wonderful analogy… thank you Ms Myss .. I really needed to hear this… I can’t thank you enough.✨🦋✨

Excellent video, thank you ❤️

😢❤😊 that was absolutely beautiful ❤️ Carolyn and made perfect sense to me. It made me realize something that needed my attention thanks love

When we realize that we are verbs and not nouns we begin to align with the truth that we are not a being of any sort. We are consciousness here to give consciousness an experience of itself. A witnessing of the speed of light collapses the wave and matter is created.

Love this video of addictions, so true so informative

What an extraordinary insight into addictive behavior! Bless you and thank-you for sharing your wisdom.

Great talk, thank you so much!

Thank you for this ❤️

Thank you Caroline

This makes soooo much sense

This teaching is so essential for me… it holds my scattered souls together so that i can hopefully function….. so much gratitude toward my net teacher miss myss.. thank u so much. U r like the Archuangel Micael who protects the holiness of souls💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

Hallelujah 🙏🙏🙏 thank you Caroline!

Wonderfully described Caroline! Prasada

Dear Caroline ~ ✨ ✨ We met years ago and both your dear brother and Mom were at the workshop. 📿🙏🍃 The days were illuminating & fun - and I wasn't expecting the latter. 😊 Sending you blessings across the miles & time. And thanks for continuing to share your wisdom with us:🌍 Our beautiful Earth needs triage and healthy humans to rise up & bring it. Paz y luz, everyone. 🌼✨ Brett.

Thank you so much