This weekend we are going to being focusing on addiction. Addiction can be anything, not just drugs. 1 in 7 of us will suffer from some form of addiction in our lifetime, so it's time we talk about it.
We will mull over questions such as:
• What is addiction?
• How does addiction happen?
• Why do people get addicted?
• Is addiction a choice?
• How do you get over an addiction or help someone else who is suffering from addiction?
And more...
Book Recommendation:
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Mate
https://www.amazon.com/Realm-Hungry-Ghosts-Encounters-Addiction/dp/155643880X#:~:text=OK-,In%20the%20Realm%20of%20Hungry%20Ghosts%3A%20Close%20Encounters%20with%20Addiction,%E2%80%93%20Illustrated%2C%20January%205%2C%202010&text=From%20bestselling%20author%20Gabor%20Mat%C3%A9,added%20introduction%20by%20the%20author.
Show art: https://www.additudemag.com/addictive-behaviors-adhd/
Sources:
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/addiction/what-is-addiction
https://americanaddictioncenters.org/the-addiction-cycle/psychological-dependence
https://imprintnews.org/child-trauma-2/when-trauma-slips-into-addiction/32462
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200405/the-surprising-truth-about-addiction
https://carrierclinic.org/2019/08/06/trauma-and-addiction/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvQYwOlx0HY
