Dr. Gabor Maté
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The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
Exactly.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
So if bad things are happening to me, it must be a bad person.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
You know, number one, number two, uh, I didn't fight back.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
I couldn't defend myself.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
And so that makes me weak.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
And, you know, and I'm ashamed of that.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
Now, actually, when you look at it, they're not fighting back is nature's coping mechanism.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
Uh, part of your nervous system just freezes because if you fought back, what would happen?
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
Because it depends on what age you are.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
No, but as a young child.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
If I back on... Against a sexual abuser.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
Oh, right.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
What would happen to you?
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
Who knows?
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
I mean, it could have been even worse.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
And were you in a position to run?
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
No.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
No.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
I was trapped in a bathroom.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
So the part of your nervous system that would have you fight or run away gets inactivated.