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High Sensitivity or Childhood Stress? What Causes Reactivity or Withdrawal

By Brenda Knowles|2019-06-26T16:18:08-05:00June 28th, 2019|Categories: Anxiety and Depression, Emotions and Energy, Introverts and Highly Sensitive People, Parenting, Personal Coaching, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: addiction, anxiety, codependence, depression, Dr. Bruce Perry, Dr. Gabor Mate, high arousal, high sensitivity, HSP, Introversion, introvert, relationships|

I recently read In the Realm of "Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction" by Dr. Gabor Mate´. I've found Dr. Maté's philosophies and experience regarding addiction and its origins fascinating. Essentially he says pain is the fuel of all addiction. We use substances and behavior to self-soothe. He does not believe it is primarily genetic. He [...]

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