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The Wisdom of Trauma

An addiction is any behavior that a person findsrelief in the short term and craves but...

An addiction is any behavior that a person finds
relief in the short term and craves but suffers
negative consequences and cannot give it up

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An addiction is any behavior
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that a person finds relief in the short term
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and craves but suffers negative consequences
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and cannot give it up.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:16
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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1 in 5 Americans are diagnosed with mental illness every year. Suicide is the second most common cause of death in the US for youth aged 15-24, and kills over 48,300 in the US and 800,000 people globally per year. Drug overdose ki...
Could be drugs, obviously, alcohol, nicotine. - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:05
Could be drugs, obviously, alcohol, nicotine.
Could also be sex, could be gambling, - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:14
Could also be sex, could be gambling,
First issue is not why the addiction - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:05
First issue is not why the addiction
(woman sobbing) - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:19
(woman sobbing)
The pernicious line is the belief - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:10
The pernicious line is the belief
And so therefore addicts for the most part - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:05
And so therefore addicts for the most part
Now the other belief around addiction, - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:07
Now the other belief around addiction,
That belief is more humane, - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:14
That belief is more humane,
However, it's also misleading because it ignores - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:08
However, it's also misleading because it ignores
It's among the normal human responses to trauma. - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:04
It's among the normal human responses to trauma.
I come from a family of Thai restaurant owners. - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:04
I come from a family of Thai restaurant owners.
I mean, I think if I had parents who didn't really care - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:10
I mean, I think if I had parents who didn't really care
I might've just, you know, tried it once or twice, - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:12
I might've just, you know, tried it once or twice,
And so when I moved away, I really wanted to prove - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:08
And so when I moved away, I really wanted to prove
And San Francisco State University was my second choice - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:12
And San Francisco State University was my second choice
With doing so many things, pledging sororities - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:09
With doing so many things, pledging sororities
And so I think that's when I really evolved - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:06
And so I think that's when I really evolved
I wanted to go to school, - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:06
I wanted to go to school,
So then it got into heavier drugs, - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:05
So then it got into heavier drugs,
Without the addiction, they felt incomplete, - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:05
Without the addiction, they felt incomplete,