In Addiction Part 6, Dr. Paul further explores the underlying causes of addiction. He discusses the importance of childhood development and the importance of the parents or caretakers helping the child and teenager to mature and the importance of the peer group. He further discusses nature and nurture, the importance of genetic predisposition as well as the upbringing … Read more
In Addiction part 5, Dr. Paul further explains the concept of instant gratification versus delayed gratification and why that concept is important when it comes to addiction. He also explains that addiction has a genetic basis, and also explains why certain times of life such as the teenage years are years of high risk.
In Addiction part four, Dr. Paul explains how to tell if someone has an addiction. He also discusses further the concept of self-medicating an underlying disorder. He discusses instant gratification versus delayed gratification and how important that is with regard to the risk for developing addictions. He explains how addiction leads to an imbalance in one’s life, and provides hope that there is a way out but the cycle. He also gives an update on his take on the current crisis regarding his virus, the coronavirus.
In Addiction part 3, Dr. Paul further discusses why this is such a difficult issue to tackle. He explains what is meant by functional alcoholism or addiction. He also explains cross addiction, which includes several not related to street drugs or prescription drugs, such as love addiction, sex addiction, gaming addiction, gambling, eating disorders, and many more.