Rob Minchin is addiction's advocate, a cadet in the army and a father.
The use of cocaine and alcohol is so prevalent in today's society and with that use, comes addiction, addiction brings out the worst side in a person and causes so much harm to family and friends along with the individual but why does addiction even start to begin with? There’s always more than meets the eye.
Mr Minchin dives deep into his own experience as he reflects on times of using and abusing to get through day-to-day living and his primary reason for using cocaine, benzodiazepines, weed & alcohol was he always felt less than and was seeking outside validation through "feeling like the man".
A feeling of emptiness loomed over him that killed off any confidence he could have about himself, through the lowest of the lows he found he needed to have compassion for himself which came after many years of addiction.
Expect to learn when young men need a strong male role model, the experiment done on rats to prove that a large part of addiction comes from social isolation, what it is like to go through addiction treatment and to come away a better man for yourself & your family, why every father has to be a capable man, the process of finding love for yourself, why the glamorous drugs might not be so alluring at all , how we are seeking domaine but find it in different forms and why we need to put ourselves through involuntary struggle in healthy forms to become proud of ourselves and when it’s time to go cold turkey on taking drugs & alcohol.
I complement Rob on his bravery & courage for telling his story.
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00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Childhood Friends 02:15 - The Path to Addiction 05:00 - Searching for Validation 08:02 - Be The Man You Want To Be 09:00 - Young Men Need Male Role Models 12:00 - In denial of a Cocaine Addiction 14:55 - Funding the Addiction 18:01 - Signs of Addiction 21:05 - Horrific accidents while not remember anything23:03 - The Glamorous Drug 26:02 - 1 Question your asked in Treatment 27:20 - Not being a Capable Father 29:15 - Route Cause of Addiction 33:20 - “I care too much about myself to do drink or drugs”34:00 - Self-Love 40:01 - Path to Treatment 46:20 - Lessons from the Dark Days 49:40 - Seeking Dopamine 51:00 - Rat Park Experiment 53:02 - Social Isolation leads to Addiction 55:40 - Speak up if you’ve got a problem 01:01:05 - How can you be a better man?01:03:00 - Put yourself through Struggle 01:04:25 - To be continued
