The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté

The things that are considered normal in society are not at all normal from the point of view of human life and human needs. The addictions that people develop are actually normal responses to an abnormal situation. Dr. Mate is a world-renowned physician, best-selling author, whose work dives deep into childhood development and the impact of trauma. Dr.

Gabor Mate. You are the average neurologist with symptoms of MS. Nobody's gonna ask you about your trauma. There's a huge gap between the scientific evidence and how you practice. medicine.

Why do you think in our modern society with all the medical and scientific advances that there's so much suffering when we have more information and knowledge and tools than ever before? Well what I read about your stuff, what I see about your content is a lot of people are lost based on trauma. And past traumas cause certain addictions or certain behaviors and routines that Maybe there are some healthy addictions or unhealthy addictions, but it seems to be like a lot of unhealthy addictions. Can I interrupt right there?

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