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The Wisdom of Trauma

When it was heroin, I would like have, I would reflect. Well, afterI'd used and just go,...

When it was heroin, I would like have, I would reflect. Well, after
I'd used and just go, right, this isn't for me, this has got to stop

Full Transcript

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When it was heroin, I would like have,
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I would reflect. Well, after I'd used and just go, right,
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this isn't for me, this has got to stop.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:43
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary
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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...
(Russell laughs) - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:07
(Russell laughs)
In the life of every person who's ever been addicted - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:07
In the life of every person who's ever been addicted
An addiction is any behavior - The Wisdom of Trauma 00:11
An addiction is any behavior
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