There's a way in which addiction is seen, that is outdated.

Simply - it all comes down to changing one's feelings.

Understanding that is key to "healing" the addiction.

These perspectives will make you 10X more confident in your ability to get over the addiction.

(00:39) Addiction as a Desire to Alter the State

(01:31) Cold Compassion and Systems Thinking

(02:24) What is Lost? What the Drug is Giving? (Emotion, Need, Etc)

(05:24) Humans Are Addictive Creatures by Nature, Taking Away the Judgment

(07:13) Addiction, Pain & Isolation

(09:12) Endogenous vs. Exogenous Drugs

(11:29) Addiction vs. Conditioning (Important Difference)