Would be great if you could do a short video on breaking a conditioned addiction. I really appreciate your videos and your straight no nonsense approach.
I quit heroin in one day. I just stopped. The next two weeks were hell, but not once did I think to myself "heroin will make this end, and I know how to get it. I will do so."
Incredibly interesting. I was conditioned to be the nice girl. Always being meek and mild to get any affirmation from people. All it did was create an already introverted girl into a woman who tries to please everyone but secretly feels rage and anger and sadness that I'm stuck when all I want to do is run
It all goes back to our upbringings. I was raised and surrounded by smokers growing up in the 80s lol back then it was a symbol of maturity, masculinity, and a way of socializing. I don’t remember many adults not smoking around me when I was growing up. odds of me not becoming a smoker ( Psychologically and statistically speaking) were slim. A person just needs to decide they are in control of them selves, and they are done letting their upbringing/ grooming/ conditioning decide their life and future.
Yes! To help understand, it's similar, in a way, to looking at it like this: Smoking cigarettes is VERY much a conditioned addiction compared with someone who becomes physically dependant on pain meds after taking them for a short amount of time after surgery. But, even with the latter, there's things that can cause it to also be conditioned in addition.
Due to AdHd I took Adderall for 10 yrs. One day told doctor I do not want this anymore. He agreed. Stopped immediately and only side effects was one day of shakes. I worried the drug was having an impact on my heart.
100% agree by BPD late hubbie was conditioned to binge on alcohol and addiction modalities failed every time! Once he got his BPD diagnosis and began treatment he no longer felt conditioned to do several things, alcohol being one of them! 40 odd years that took!
Would be great if you could do a short video on breaking a conditioned addiction. I really appreciate your videos and your straight no nonsense approach.
I quit heroin in one day. I just stopped. The next two weeks were hell, but not once did I think to myself "heroin will make this end, and I know how to get it. I will do so."
Brilliant differentiation. I had never thought of it that way
Incredibly interesting. I was conditioned to be the nice girl. Always being meek and mild to get any affirmation from people. All it did was create an already introverted girl into a woman who tries to please everyone but secretly feels rage and anger and sadness that I'm stuck when all I want to do is run
excellent distinction!
Stellar wisdom, Richard! Detrimental to recovery if you don't know the difference.
Yes I agree I would love to know if Richard has made a video or talked about the differences and how to break addiction/ and conditioning.
Yeah, I used to smoke, because I was conditioned. Compulsive, unconscious behaviour. I can understand that. 🎯💗
Grannon and Varknin make understanding human behavior so much clearer than all the others put together .
It all goes back to our upbringings. I was raised and surrounded by smokers growing up in the 80s lol back then it was a symbol of maturity, masculinity, and a way of socializing. I don’t remember many adults not smoking around me when I was growing up. odds of me not becoming a smoker ( Psychologically and statistically speaking) were slim. A person just needs to decide they are in control of them selves, and they are done letting their upbringing/ grooming/ conditioning decide their life and future.
Could you make a video about this in more detail? I don’t understand completely and would realy like to 🙂
I nearly wept listening to you articulate the 'suspicion' I couldn't quite explain.
Yes! To help understand, it's similar, in a way, to looking at it like this: Smoking cigarettes is VERY much a conditioned addiction compared with someone who becomes physically dependant on pain meds after taking them for a short amount of time after surgery. But, even with the latter, there's things that can cause it to also be conditioned in addition.
Love this!!
Due to AdHd I took Adderall for 10 yrs. One day told doctor I do not want this anymore. He agreed. Stopped immediately and only side effects was one day of shakes. I worried the drug was having an impact on my heart.
Can you please make an indepth video on this topic
That is actually a fascinating concept I hadn't considered before, thank you for this!
Food addiction is real like heroin addiction
100% agree by BPD late hubbie was conditioned to binge on alcohol and addiction modalities failed every time! Once he got his BPD diagnosis and began treatment he no longer felt conditioned to do several things, alcohol being one of them! 40 odd years that took!
My only issue is cigarettes. I'm trying to figure out why can't I stop this nasty habit