Dr. Gabor Maté
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The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
Then I have this depression.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
So are they diseases?
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
Well, you can talk about them that way, but I say they began as coping mechanisms.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
And I'll tell you another story.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
I'm 78 now, so six, seven years ago.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
I'm in San Francisco with a therapist, and I've taken mushrooms.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
She works with mushrooms.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
And I've worked with psychedelics, and it's one of the things I write about.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
But this time I'm the patient, I'm the client.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
And I'm lying there on the mat.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
under the influence of the psilocybin.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
And I know exactly who I am.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
I'm 71 years old.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
I'm a medical doctor.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
I'm a writer.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
I'm a speaker.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
I'm married to such and such.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
You know, my wife, Ray, this is a therapist.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
So I'm not like hallucinating.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
I know exactly who I am.