#addiction

Not all addictions are rooted in abuse or trauma, but I do believe they can all be traced to painful experience. A hurt is at the centre of all addictive behaviours. It is present in the gambler, the Internet addict, the compulsive shopper and the workaholic. The wound may not be as deep and the ache not as excruciating, and it may even be entirely hidden—but it’s there. As we’ll see, the effects of early stress or adverse experiences directly shape both the psychology and the neurobiology of addiction in the brain. ↗

— Gabor Maté

#behavior #psychology #stress #experience

My daughter, unfortunately, is ill, because drug addiction is an illness. She's been fighting it for years. ↗

— Columba Bush

#because #been #daughter #fighting #ill

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health. ↗

— Clarence Day

#addiction #always #bad #excess #health

One trait of addictive families is that we never recognize our own addictions. ↗

— Lorna Luft

#addictive #families #never #our #own

In the '70s, everybody thought drugs were just good times. People didn't really know about drug addiction, or that such a thing existed. When I grew up in the '70s I thought you had to take drugs. It was almost like I didn't think you had a choice. ↗

— Aimee Mann

#addiction #almost #choice #everybody #existed

My three addictions of choice are food, love and work. ↗

— Alanis Morissette

#choice #food #love #three #work

It is time to end the discrimination against people who need treatment for chemical addiction. It is time for Congress to deal with our Nation's number one public health problem. ↗

— Jim Ramstad

#against #chemical #congress #deal #discrimination

I love making people laugh. It's an addiction and it's probably dysfunctional, but I am addicted to it and there's no greater pleasure for me than sitting in a theater and feeling a lot of people losing control of themselves. ↗

— Jay Roach

#addiction #am #control #dysfunctional #feeling

But actually, my drug addiction thing, I was so stubborn. ↗

— Elton John

#addiction #i #stubborn #thing

I wanted to do an episode about Chuck having a gambling problem. I wanted to portray my addiction on the show. But I think it's a little edgy for Saturday night. ↗

— Fisher Stevens

#addiction #chuck #edgy #episode #gambling