Emotional Isolation is the #1 Cause of All Addictions on this Planet

[ThePoint]

“Emotional Isolation is the #1 Cause of All Addictions on this Planet. Sobriety is not the opposite of addiction, human connection is.”

Heard this from this video by Teal Swan:

Would you agree with this? Why or why not?

 

[Arje]

6 hours ago, ThePoint said:

“Emotional Isolation is the #1 Cause of All Addictions on this Planet. Sobriety is not the opposite of addiction, human connection is.”

This is like trying to fix a broken jet engine by guessing which one of the million moving parts is busted

[Tyler Robinson]

Yea I would agree with this. It causes a ton of harm. 

 

[OBEler]

I heard this not only from her. 

 

Heroin addicts have this Issue mostly

[thepixelmonk]

On 06/08/2022 at 4:36 AM, ThePoint said:

Would you agree with this? Why or why not?

100% agree. Pretty much well proven at this point. Even true with other animals, they've done studies on mice, etc.

[Razard86]

I agree but I don't think people understand what she is saying or she herself could be confused. Emotional Isolation is just you suppressing your emotions. Whatever emotions you are ashamed of (your shadow) will express themselves as you cannot stop your emotions from happening. You CAN control how you respond to an emotion but if you try to ignore it or suppress it, it will manifest in your actions and this mostly shows up in the form of addictions. 

So yeah she isn't wrong, but it has nothing to do with others, it is a personal issue. Basically love everything about yourself, even your faults. Don't feel guilty for your lusts, your anger, your judgment etc. Accept yourself exactly where you are in the present moment, warts and all.

[OBEler]

@Razard86 damn you have some good understanding. Never thought about this way. You know the roots.

 

[Ulax]

Nice one