Addiction, Pain, and the Deep Roots of Coping
“The question is not why the addiction, but why the pain.” — Dr. Gabor Maté, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts Addiction isn’t really about substances, not at its core. It’s not about bad choices, weak willpower, or moral failure. It’s about pain—and the desperate, resourceful ways people try to escape that pain when they … Continue reading Addiction, Pain, and the Deep Roots of Coping