There’s a belief out there that an addiction is inescapable or something that you might struggle for life.
Rodrigo talks to us about the common psychological patterns that tie us to a particular addiction.
He brings a breeze of fresh air by dissipating the cloud of fear that some of us might have about quitting something we know is not good for us. An addiction can include a bad habit, drugs, alcohol and any other substance or behavior that might be somehow driving our lives.
We discuss the fact that acknowledging that you’re addicted to something and actually wanting to change is the first step.
Rodrigo brings this topic a lot of light, because he thinks the solution is a daily practice of not being an addict. By monitoring this practice we will discover underlying patterns, beliefs, emotions that are instant triggers for such addictive pattern. We will also be able to recognized that our lack of resilience and/or psychological tools is the real ghost.
We are all addictive to something, in different ways and degrees, but we all are. And it is quiet good to Rodrigo say that a relapse is part and not the end of the process.
We also bring a huge point: is addiction to the mobile phone or social media recognized as such by the "psycological/psychiatric" manuals?
Rodrigo Ramalho (MD, PhD), originally from Paraguay and now living in New Zealand, is a psychiatrist who specialises in rural mental health and addiciton. He completed hia Phd at the University of Auckland where he now teaches.
His teachings, research, and publications aim to contribute to the development of person and community-centred, ground-up, and culturally and contextually responsive health policies and health care.
To know more about Dr Rodrigo Ramalho, visit his profile in the link below.
https://unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz/profile/r-ramalho
For speech inquiries please email him at [email protected]
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