Explaining Addiction

This is a great video by Dr. Gabor Maté.  Addictions can be so binding - we get caught in self-feeding loops of behaviour, and unless the route cause of addiction is understood and worked with it can be impossible to come out that rut.  At best we can simply transfer the addiction to something else.  It's certainly not easy, not by any means, but in a way it is simple.  

The video explains what the route cause of addiction really is, which liberates us by no longer identifying ourselves with the addiction, but by the pain that causes it. 

With love,

Richard