Dr. Gabor Maté
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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.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
It's protecting yourself.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
You're protecting yourself.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
And the part of the nervous system that freezes you, just be still.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
You get through this.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
Yeah.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
That takes over.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
So it's actually what you're ashamed about is actually the brilliance of your nervous system that protected you.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
That's the first point.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
Man.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
The second point is, if I can ask you, how old were you when this happened to you?
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
Five.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
And how long did it go on for?
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
No, but it was only one time?
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
One time, yeah.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
Okay, who did you speak to about it?
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
No one.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
Okay, now, you don't have kids yet.
The School of Greatness
The Real Reason You Can't Stop Your Addiction | Dr. Gabor Maté
No.