What Really Causes Addiction?

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The Holistic Psychologist

[mariateresaemotionalmusings]

Learning to disrupt the cycles and sit with the feelings that we are trying to escape, the more free and peaceful we are. This is a committed practice. It takes, self forgiveness and radical acceptance. Patience with the self. I am an example that healing holistically is indeed possible. I don't exist anymore in the pain. I experienced addiction for 25 yrs. I now thrive in life by loving myself, following my internal guidance and being who I am. You're worth it, believe that ❤️

[Ucallmelavenderucallmesunshine]

This is incredible. I’ve been to rehab twice and lived in sober living, also been to lots of detox centers, therapy, etc and Not a single solitary person taught or talked about this. I definitely feel cheated

[karlienkruger]

I had really bad news regarding my health yesterday. I felt emotional and confused. I tried to discuss it with my sister but she was not in a good space. What did I do? I parked myself in front of my computer and started working. Because you see … I am a workaholic. My work defined who I am for so many years. When I realised that I’m falling into old patterns, I just allowed myself to cry and cry and cry. I have to be so careful to not dissociate and minimise what I am going through and feeling, because this is what I do … Thank you for the work you do. You have helped me so much.

[MissK]

You absolutely nailed it! I have developed over time many different ways of getting that dopamine rush. Which isn't uncommon for there to be multiple addictions that people have, when they're trying to escape the pain. Sex, drugs, gambling are my vices. Never has there a lack of awareness on my part. I am very much aware of the problems they have caused and it just adds to cycle and shame and it's a living nightmare. You feel weak and pathetic because you can't seem to cope with life. You feel shame for not being able to stop. And honestly when people turn their back on you, that just makes it worse.

[chikab]

Your book is helping me so much that my 20 year old persistent acne on my jaw line has disappeared for 3 months now. Thank you thank you thank you 🙏 ❤

[ksaas]

Substances, food, tech, work, and impulsive spending. I think it is really easy to make a habit of becoming reliant on these. As a person who has used these as a coping mechanism to deal with really painful experiences, loss, and trauma I choose to reframe addiction with habit. There is so much judgement and stigma towards those who have addictions— any habit can become negative if the positive, short term reinforcement becomes detrimental to our health and relationships. As a person who’s going thru the motions of loss, pain, and trauma it is easy to feel ashamed and the habit of feeling that way, I turn to old negative habits out of familiarity because of the dopamine rushes and cortisol spikes. Feeling isolated in one’s thought and inability to trust those who are your family of origin or otherwise makes it challenging at times to not want to revert back to old dysfunctional habits because it offers false “safety”. Thank you for sharing this, Dr. Nicole 🙏🏽

[with_compassion]

Thanks Dr. Nicole. We are not alone.

This also applies to stimulants and depressives (additives/binders/fillers) found in our 'food/coffee/energy drinks/etc.'
Its easy to switch from one thing to another-thinking our 'gauge' for what's 'healthier, ' is well; healthy.

Using anything counts. Even distraction from your own life while listening to others lives or needs. Tech. Games. Being into cars/racing. Exercising/working out. Electronics in general. Dyeing your hair/makeup can be. People pleasing can also be addiction.
It's all about intention.

You don't truly know people til you've spent a couple wks +, with (suddenly) no running water electricity, or therefore 'entertainment' and their 'vices.'

You learn really quick how they value you and what's priority. And what their addictions are.
I feel like so many of us from 70's 80's 90's got such very wrong messages about what health, wellness, and coping is. (amongst other things.)

[freebird]

Your videos are very easy to understand and they very well could be that under 10 minutes daily promise/commitment thing that helps to self regulate the NS or helps to become more securely attached. Thank you for making it easy to understand traumas. Meditations and/or yoga is what helped me to brake the cycle of being addicted. With my [C]PTSD also the therapy is what had a great effect.

[yasmiindhowrsan]

I am addicted to work simply workaholic, Thanks for mentioning the causes of addiction and how to overcome ❤

[jowyschwarz]

when i have the courage to feel my emotion is the time im not on addiction anymore

[Lr_youtube]

- root cause of addiction
- regulate your nervous system

[sandamalirajapakse]

Thank you very much for your informative videos which are extremely helpful to me like all the others I'm sure. May you be blessed for your compassionate kindness in shining a light on difficult subjects to grasp & be aware.
Wishing you the best of health & abundance of joy 😊😊

[marianapretti]

Your videos are simply amazing. You’ve helped me so much to understand myself better. And I’m truly grateful for that. Thank you, Dr Nicole ❤

[theshamar]

😮 I am starting to look at addiction like mold in your house, if we continue to cover the mold up and not actually get to the root problem of where the mold is coming from it will continue to grow and cause problems inside your house and inside you.... The mold would be the addiction, what you cover the mold up with is the dopamine in our brain that tells us everything is okay you feel more comfortable because you don't see the mold (but it is still there and growing) but eventually the mold would become such a problem you will have to change what you was trying to cover it up with and by that time the problem had worsened and the mold is spreaded just like addiction

[mi]

Yeah, I'm addicted to study, food, Tech, people, in the past it was sports and alcohol, but I'm working on it.. I believe it's bigger then dopamine by itself, alcohol for Gabba, sports for endorfine, people for seretonin, food and Tech for dopamine, and all overlapping each other...

[Boilinglemon]

Thanks for making this video! I definitely want to become conscious of my dysregulated nervous system. But when an urge hits, I can’t detect any kind of emotional state that might be causing it. I just get bombarded with triggering images/thoughts about my substance and it’s really really difficult to stop myself

[MagisterialVoyager]

I'm struggling with entertainment addiction, if you will, at the moment, so this video can be very helpful. Thank you, Nicole.

[coachsallydiab]

Informative video thanks a lot 🙏
Can you start a series obout the topic

[simplybradley]

Thank you. Your videos have really helped me.

[aaturki]

Thank you so much Dr for this video... I should have seen it a long long long time ago man 🙃