Chapter
Addiction and Recovery: The Courage and Fortitude of Those Struggling with Addiction
1:15:01 - 1:21:50 (06:49)
Recovery from addiction takes immense courage, fortitude, and discipline in order to stop lying to themselves and loved ones about their addiction. Despite the constant urge to use even after abstinence, those in recovery exhibit amazing strength and resilience.
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The death of a woman who had an addiction to water highlights the potential for addiction to take hold of anyone, regardless of the substance.
1:15:01 - 1:15:28 (00:27)
Summary
The death of a woman who had an addiction to water highlights the potential for addiction to take hold of anyone, regardless of the substance. This emphasizes the generalizability of addiction circuits in the brain.
ChapterAddiction and Recovery: The Courage and Fortitude of Those Struggling with Addiction
EpisodeDr. Anna Lembke: Understanding & Treating Addiction
PodcastHuberman Lab
The podcast discusses the difficulty of giving up an addiction and the constant urge to use, even after periods of sustained abstinence.
1:15:28 - 1:17:39 (02:11)
Summary
The podcast discusses the difficulty of giving up an addiction and the constant urge to use, even after periods of sustained abstinence. The host highlights the courage, fortitude, discipline and stick-to-itiveness of those in this fight.
ChapterAddiction and Recovery: The Courage and Fortitude of Those Struggling with Addiction
EpisodeDr. Anna Lembke: Understanding & Treating Addiction
PodcastHuberman Lab
Telling the truth, even about small details, is essential to a person's addiction recovery.
1:17:39 - 1:21:50 (04:10)
Summary
Telling the truth, even about small details, is essential to a person's addiction recovery. Lying can become a habit for those struggling with addiction, but being honest can strengthen the prefrontal cortical circuits in the brain.