Terence McKenna - Just Take Hold Of Yourself

Terence tells a great story about his girlfriend leaving him, and reflects on attachment and addiction that seem to permeate society.

[@bebeezra]

_"Television is a forerunner of very insidious drugs to come, it's just the crudest and the first...it is an electronic drug."_ If he could see us glued to these insidious vibrant rectangles 6 inches from our face.

[@youngspazzz2537]

Thankyou

[@oscarhunter3945]

The best way to addict us is to make them extremely useful!

[@AngelWest58]

excuse me but mine is a 15 inch rectangle around 20 inches from my face lol

[@jajlertil]

It also connects to Terence/Mcluhans thought about The medium is the message. We could be watching a coke commercial or this Terence video, still here We are, watching.

[@eft1978]

Gave up TV, I now listen to 6h of Terrence a day

[@MsLaurenPanda]

YES, or Robert Morse ND. John Rose. Allan Watts. Various wise humans that bring higher thinking to the table.

[@NiePieerdol]

Looks like another addiction

[@brianwilliams9997]

@@NiePieerdol This is a concept similar to avoiding conformity. Suppose you addicted to avoiding ruts of any kind which could turn into an addiction. You've kind of addicted to variety, obsessively never doing the same thing too much or even back to back. Although that might not be such a bad thing. It kind of reminds me of diversity whatever that is. Most people think of diversity as a homogenous mixture. But if thats all there is is one big homogenous mixture then there are no diversity of mixtures. There's only one thing. Real diversity is an impressionist painting. It needs chaos and order, pockets of organization and disorganization of every kind.

[@landryprichard6778]

"They don't have crises centers for broken hearts." Damn, Terence. Damn.

[@ufoenigma7858]

He's a fun guy for sure!

[@landryprichard6778]

@@ufoenigma7858 Ha! *rim shot*

[@JerseyLynne]

Good Point!

[@Nastard2]

@@itsolivier We have those in the States, too. And they do good work. But should people have to reach the point of their emotional crises becoming literally life-threatening before they feel validated to seek intervention from the supposedly rational, compassionate humans around them? This is not any kind of attack on you or your comment, Oliver. Just a serious question for our society. Why are we not IN each other's emotional lives for the common good? Everyone has pain they are hiding and hiding from. Why must we keep on in this pattern of behavior when it for everyone becomes at some point untenable and self-destructive? Or as Elvis Costello said "What's so funny bout peace, love and understanding?"

[@Saturn-uz6jc]

It's comforting to know that even someone as intelligent, witty and handsome as Terence had experienced heart break.

[@randomnumbers84269]

And because of some homonculus!

[@moonwatch7963]

Should be obvious that anyone can go through that.

[@Saturn-uz6jc]

@@moonwatch7963 Considering what Terence was like, I find it hard to believe that a woman would ever cheat on him. That was more so my point.

[@moonwatch7963]

@@Saturn-uz6jc Ah I see. Well you might be surprised at how many great seeming people are tied up with total bitchesbastards..

[@Saturn-uz6jc]

@Dario Spirit lmao have you seen pictures of young Terence?

[@gianttigerfilms]

St. Terence straight up predicted smartphone addiction

[@marktuben]

Other animals get addicted as well,- it’s that we are probably the first animals to actually keep ourselves addicted on such a large scale. We live in a human based world, our cultures and habits are a product of our perspective, and our perspective there of,- but other animals live in their separate worlds. Like a waterstrider probably has no understanding of quantum physics, and no need for for human art,- but its world is not that different than that of humans, it’s all about perspective, it’s a waterstrider world. Humans are not separate beings from the rest of life,- life is life, there are no rights or wrongs, only what we created,- life is a novelty, which is nor good or bad, it’s new :) I do appreciate Terence, but his words are not life rules, I see what he says as philosophy,- cause no one can know, it’s only part truths and thoughts,- there are no person that knows, ideology never goes well. ;)

[@elguerocallejero1]

True

[@CMFOT]

If it wasn’t the smart phones it would have been something else. We are sophisticated beings. We are able to look at ourselves from first, second and third person. Just be thankful that “we” are able to recognize this

[@moonwatch7963]

People were already addicted to TV etc back then, videogame addictions were already a big media scare story too.

[@1g367]

@@moonwatch7963 was just bout to say

[@wpahp]

"And then I realized: all the people around me, this is how they deal with emotional crisis, nobody wants to feel anything. I mean, the moment that an unpleasant emotion rears its head, people go take valium or something else and cut themselves off from feeling."

[@sillprinka5331]

And people not wanting to NOT feel feelings and yet taking drugs to not feel the responsibility? Sorry, not english but trying to point out a paradox

[@jonmustang]

I feel like he was so close on this one but missed the mark. What if people become addicted to things because those things give them a little glimpse of the emotional state of being they really want to feel? He was heartbroken and wanted to feel peace and temporarily got it with Valium. Self-control doesn’t heal a broken heart, self-love does. Find that peace within and you won’t need to find it in a bottle.

[@moonwatch7963]

@@jonmustang Well isn't that the point with psychedelics or drugs generally - you take them cause they put you in a state of mind that is better than your baseline one. They give you better chemistry. Frankly I know that in general things are better on valium or opiates, just how it is, they put your chemistry into a better state. Unless you live in some utopia like existence, you're being constantly bombarded with negative energies, even if you are rich and can buy a decent place to live that can still happen - lots of rich people buy some supposed luxury getaway then discover there's industry noise or logging or similar going on nearby etc. So of course you need drugs..

[@gianttigerfilms]

Hey plants, thank you for existing

[@jonahchiarle8459]

🌱🌿🌳🍃

[@unibomberbear6708]

"She left me for a homunculus." , only Terence McK could come up with that one.

[@Mantis74]

I love that this great man lives on through recordings like this

[@triple_gem_shining]

daily dose of kenna

[@TITAN0402]

That’s a great analogy

[@elguerocallejero1]

Stay dosed

[@randomnumbers84269]

Keeps you sane.

[@FAKEtrailers2]

im addicted to youtube, like the rest of you

[@moonwatch7963]

To some places on a really big platform, like waking up into the tiny bit of land you get to spend most of your time on.

[@ragemodels]

I met Terence McKenna in 1997-98 , in the big island of hawaii and spent about a month hanging out with him and some common friends !!! By that time he had been on the cover of " high times " a couple of times !!! Such a fascinating soul - he already had cancer by then but was working on healing himself . Blessed Be !!!

[@richard29sher]

I can't get enough of Terence's wisdom.

[@janglestick]

"what is needed in these addictive situations is the shock of recognition"

[@wpahp]

6:48 "One can choose to be addicted to punctuality. I'm accused of this."

[@baitman2368]

Samee

[@JerseyLynne]

@Jackal Its about keeping your word!

[@JerseyLynne]

Punctuality is about keeping your promises. Added: and keeping your word shows your respect for all you have affected on. HOW TO FIX Being LATE, (ANY BAD HABIT) FOR SURE IN 28 DAYS! ONE MOON CYCLE! 1. OVEREMPHASIZE THE CHANGE. Be 10 minutes or more early to everything for 28 days. That's it. Do it for 28 days and you will never be late again. If you can do this simply by setting your intentions to self commitment NEED IDEAS? Put UP SIGNS ON YOUR WALLS. MMMIRRORS TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW OR TELL NO ONE!!! GET, AN IMPOSSIBLE ALARM app., Use multiple alarms and reminders. Rehearse tomorrow tonight, do it with a buddy and bet. doing these things adds to you attention give.it. ATTENTION AND INTENTION ATTENTION WHAT DO YOU GIVE IT TO AND WHAT YOUR INTENTIONS ARE ARE WHO YOU WILL BECOME. KNOW YOU INTENTIONS BY Set a reminder tone ever Punctuality is about keeping your promises. Added: and keeping your word shows your respect for all you have affected on. HOW TO FIX Being LATE, (ANY BAD HABIT) FOR SURE IN 28 DAYS! ONE MOON CYCLE! 1. OVEREMPHASIZE THE CHANGE. Be 10 minutes or more early to everything for 28 days. That's it. Do it for 28 days and you will never be late again. If you can do this simply by setting your intentions to self commitment NEED IDEAS? Put UP SIGNS ON YOUR WALLS. MMMIRRORS TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW OR TELL NO ONE!!! GET, AN IMPOSSIBLE ALARM app., Use multiple alarms and reminders. Rehearse tomorrow tonight, do it with a buddy and bet. doing these things adds to you attention give.it. ATTENTION AND INTENTION ATTENTION WHAT DO YOU GIVE IT TO AND WHAT YOUR INTENTIONS ARE ARE WHO YOU WILL BECOME. KNOW YOU INTENTIONS BY Set a reminder tone ever Punctuality is about keeping your promises. Added: and keeping your word shows your respect for all you have affected on. HOW TO FIX Being LATE, (ANY BAD HABIT) FOR SURE IN 28 DAYS! ONE MOON CYCLE! 1. OVEREMPHASIZE THE CHANGE. Be 10 minutes or more early to everything for 28 days. That's it. Do it for 28 days and you will never be late again. If you can do this simply by setting your intentions to self commitment NEED IDEAS? Put UP SIGNS ON YOUR WALLS. MMMIRRORS TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW OR TELL NO ONE!!! GET, AN IMPOSSIBLE ALARM app., Use multiple alarms and reminders. Rehearse tomorrow tonight, do it with a buddy and bet. doing these things adds to you attention give.it. ATTENTION AND INTENTION ATTENTION WHAT DO YOU GIVE IT TO AND WHAT YOUR INTENTIONS ARE ARE WHO YOU WILL BECOME. Let's.all not be later for 28 days, it creates new networks in the brain. Makes you smarter And night folks. I'm going Isaac Arthur's channel on space and futurim.and get comfortable and let him reel me out there til I fall asleep

[@jonahchiarle8459]

Synchronocity is punctualized 🙂

[@hunterthealchemist7007]

A true genius lost to the ever rotating doors of time, at least we were left with snippets. I’ll see you when I get back brother.

[@Danky_Dankerson]

I'm addicted to Terence speeches

[@arose7126]

This is the exact thing I needed. His experience with the loss of that relationship, I just went thru. The vonitting, literally sick to my stomach, shaky. Insane. Addiction to people is as real as addiction to drugs.

[@daviddugan6046]

We need him now more then ever ...thank the stars for the audio ....I don’t have one true friend who is on board with this ..alone on a starship :) ..I am fine

[@existentialhangover1124]

You're not alone in your.. 😒aloneness 😂. I've embraced it. I live in the country with a woodshop and chickens and I'm very content. I'm waiting for a good rain so I can walk into the woods to look for "ingredients". Apparently we're never truly alone we just can't see it.

[@daviddugan6046]

Existential Hangover ...your right and thank you for saying so . I have dealt with many many losses in my life and lack of a ton of things but I always believed : let me say that again I always believed !! .....”as above as below “

[@martinet1985]

@@existentialhangover1124 Oh my! It must be beautiful where you live! I wish I could live like this!

[@flyinghighagain7712]

Every time I hear Terence Mckenna I love what I've heard. I guess you could say I'm addicted to his lectures.. lol

[@acerimmer2000]

Just what I needed to hear. At the right moment at the right time.

[@willismarsh44]

Same here, was just talking about this topic with the wife and I pop up KZbin and see this at the top of my page....KZbin been listening in mayhap lol

[@dignan193]

Always on time

[@nobodynobody9057]

And we addict to the perception of ourselves and to the perception of others and events of our lives .

[@SebastianScales]

Got a screen time notification for 9 hours a day on average on my phone. Bananas. Also sad

[@snickzonesnickzone5242]

I needed this today ❤ FFS Terrence McKenna your the gift that keeps giving.

[@arnislapsa1619]

one of my fav McKenna stories

[@alfhucker462]

Thank you for uploading this.. you are appreciate!!!! He truly had one of the greatest minds of any times..

[@PinxPer17]

I love terence so much

[@michaeljohn6693]

Terrance still lives on in our hearts and through The plants. God bless you and your wonderful service you provide our beautiful universe. Keep spreading the love!🙏💚🌍💫☝️🌈🍄😇

[@Cdunnak]

your music is incredible!! so much presence and purity

[@spencert3279]

This is the talk I needed

[@tacituskilgore3246]

Yeah he does that

[@360stab]

I am addicted to Terence lectures.

[@FreshBeatles]

Thank u for uploading

[@jlareaux5504]

As a person with credentials in addition medicine, I approve and endorse this message. We love and miss you Terence ❤️

[@alexdelapaz22]

The song at the end (The Light) is so good thanks Peter

[@janroobrouck7760]

I addict to Terence McKenna's lectures.

[@hayley8715]

this is so good

[@Wolyboly24]

Is This channel addicted to McKenna?

[@jamesmaxdavissands]

They should try diversion like the "Meth or Drone" method

[@alexhernandez2725]

This channel is mckenna

[@evansgate]

great social commentary that is just as relevant today as it was 30 years ago

[@GentleSoul999]

Even tho i have NO clue of who you are as a person but i salute you for keekping the truth alive. - Respect from Oregon, -Gifted Awareness (name)

[@71_OnTheUp]

"I can resist anything except temptation" ---- Oscar Wilde

[@michaeldelisieux5252]

The thought induced mechanism that we were "gifted" with (and the one that separates us from the world and everything else), is the culprit. Addiction is one of the (many) side effects it comes with.

[@psilocypher]

Animals actually do “addict”. I think McKenna would have been fascinated by a book called Animals and Psychedelics.

[@andysux1]

Young dolphins bite and chew on pufferfish to get high on mild dose of its toxins.

[@vToneehh]

Is that addicted though or ceremony?

[@experiment54]

did you listen to what he said? humans addict to many different things that aren't drugs.

[@Merlin-wo1kj]

My pug loves a little cannabis..:)

[@moonwatch7963]

But taking something over and over because it's pleasurable isn't an addiction. It might be overall negative, because it depends what it is they find pleasurable and why. eg, say rabbits eat magic shrooms all the time because they enjoy them - well that isn't addiction. But say they eat creosote off fences etc - then that is, because it's actually a poison that kills them, or makes them ill, or otherwise debilitates them. Another example - if you smoke daily then that's it, you pay money and you smoke it into the air. However if you gamble, unless you overall win all the time!, then it's different because the pleasure part ONLY occurs IF you win. You don't really get much pleasure (beyond the initial possible thrill of maybe winning) for your money from it, if it was compared to buying smokes then the equivalent would be that you lose some or all of your smokes every time you buy any. Therefore if that one is your addiction then it's a bad one to have, the other not so bad from a purely money & trade off point of view. Animals don't addict to run away from anything or to block something else out. Animals will also keep on eating given the option to generally.

[@braedenmoses]

Moving power to an intrinsic generative force 🌱

[@isaacricks2552]

YESSS! CREAT YOUR OWN REALITY OR THOSE OBSESSED WITH CONTROL WILL

[@NomaddictAlchemist]

responsibility is helping others understand

[@Axiomatic75]

It's really weird with cannabis. When I'm smoking daily it seems difficult to stop it. Yet when I run out and can't get hold of any, after the second day I don't miss it anymore. Happened to me 2 months ago and I still don't feel the need to start again. At some point I'll probably get some again and the cycle repeats.

[@iamlight9198]

Its probably because you think more about it when you know you have it , so you end up smoking because you were thinking about it and it trigerred the feeling.

[@shubhamsahakari9708]

I get where you're coming from, I just started Sober September to test myself, first few days were hard since I wanted to smoke up everytime something mildly uncomfortable happened, but now I feel like I respect the plant more, I still intend to go all the way, but I now realise how much it helps and how most of us take for granted, a break genuinely helps get everything in perspective and see how I've been using it and how I SHOULD be using it.

[@moonwatch7963]

Psychologically addictive, but the body doesn't necessarily need it. I find if I don't smoke as much though, I get irritable way easier, it's like at night I need that off-switch for my mind, to take a break from thinking. Lots of people have that problem but they are on meds for it instead - it's a pity that the medical people do not realise how useful cannabis is for that switching off and getting some peace in your head.

[@Axiomatic75]

@@moonwatch7963 It's a good "off switch" in some ways (to relieve tension) but personally I find myself getting irritable during the day much more when I smoke cannabis. I actually feel more relaxed now that I'm on an extended break. I may still smoke it occasionally at some point but I'm very happy without it at the moment.

[@moonwatch7963]

@@Axiomatic75 I very rarely puff during the day anymore, but it does the opposite for me there too. Recently I had some from a friend during the day and was amazed at how mellowed out it made me feel, everything was glowing and friendly after I left their place and continued on with my day (usually somewhat stressful as it involved shopping and getting trains). Weirdly though that has not made me start puffing during the day though...

[@tracemagace8434]

Moral of story: take a valium for heartbreak

[@Jimsimi]

"We give each other too much permission to be weak" This is such a pressing line, not to mention his call that TV was just a crude version of a far more potent version of digital drugs coming. The way society wants us all to ignore reality and let each other be overly sensitive today is ridiculous. I can't workout, yes you can your too weak to do it, I can't stop using this drug, yes you can you're too weak to do it, I can't resolve my issues with my parents or partner, yes you can you're both too weak to do it, people need to take a cement pill harden up and put in the work to resolve these psychologically difficult issues, hard things do exist, but even still the barriers we allow ourselves to build in the mind are the true challenge for us to overcome.

[@BushyHairedStranger]

Addiction and its service to teaching us is no accident. Opiates are physically addictive and they are one drug its often easier to maintain than kick. Primarily because the physical dependence is so horrific to kick. So in place of punishment we should assist with desired detox or support the habit and harm reduce

[@garlord1023]

For cannabis, if you’re locked in a room with absolutely zero chance of getting high, the acceptance feeling washes over you and you could care less. Now if you’re on the outside you have full choice it suddenly becomes much more complicated. At least how I feel about it.

[@iamlight9198]

thats right ! Just thinking about cannabis triger the feeling of wanting it but when you know you cant have it you think less about it and dont actually want it

[@txtx5261]

SOy adicta a terence

[@Dementia69]

Tonight on,McKenna from beyond the beyond

[@Kostly]

It was 5 GOD DAMNED YEARS AGO!

[@moonwatch7963]

The one for you doesn't take away from you if you did part. Some people manipulate others emotionally - they steal from your soul, like literally. And if you are tricked into thinking that is love, then that is where attachment problems can come from. It's like you have invested in them, in a future that involves them, and when that ends it takes away your investment - you are left with this whole future branch that no longer exists. There's also other ways to lose someone....don't take anything for granted ever. Most of course live out of the moment, and many that think they live in the moment are just talking about extreme-sports type of 'living in the moment' like you have to cram all this sh1t into each breath every second - which has nothing to do with what actually being in the moment is about at all. Just a general comment on the overall theme of relationships and ending of them.

[@dabrainlessone]

Yes animals addict, but I believe he means animals don’t addict like us humans. because we use addiction for escape, pleasures, desire, coping mechanism. They’re not tryn to escape their reality because they’re sad or depressed, etc

[@paarkour83]

This is also another theory. Always nice to hear others opinions. Worth giving a thought

[@matteobruno8862]

🍀

[@bubmaterial]

song at end?

[@amritaacharya6600]

So, that's true. Everything is truly a behavior pattern. Good behavior and bad behavior. Haha..🖤

[@Devast8r34]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@BruHunziker]

I've never laughed so much at the word 'homunculus' XD

[@suss9640]

He's right...we are naturally addicted ...It's s a fact...except about substances that degrades us,as human beings and invariably,takes out the worst of us....Makes us down...down...down..in the DEGRADES...C2H6O😈. "To climb,GROW,evolve: COUNT WITH ME! To descend,DESCEND ALONE."Plato

[@dickslayer111]

One person that will never understand a saint.

[@lukaszx992]

Now people are addicted to youtube. But is the same as television.

[@DannyZproductions]

💙🍄

[@markywildstone77]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Kostly]

a pauled by a humunculous. 😭😭🤣🤣

[@itatube7594]

I am accused of addicted to Punctuality..

[@ThetennisDr]

My gf is irish descent and dreams w elves she calls them gnomes. Like Mr Mkenna experienced in dmt

[@jamesgreenldn]

they could be underpants gnomes kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5CnnIBrjbl_hK8

[@creativeusername8760]

Terence has clearly never experienced heroin withdrawal lol heartbreak is a walk on the beach compared to it. Definitely more vomiting, diarrhea and so much more.

[@moonwatch7963]

Is this smoked or injected heroin?

[@creativeusername8760]

@@moonwatch7963 i was addicted to smoking it but I made enough money to where I could afford it. I would've shot it up to make it last longer if i didn't and would've gotten to that point eventually if I didn't stop in time. I was on it for about 5 years. My best friend wasn't so lucky, he didn't have much money so he progressed to shooting up quickly until his veins collapsed and started shooting it into his muscle, causing them to break down, which also released toxins and damaged all his organs, but mainly his heart and when his heart stopped even though they revived him within like a minute his brain was too damaged from the oxygen deprivation which was very surprising considering the short time he wasn't breathing and he never woke up. His mom had to unplug him a couple weeks later. That could've easily been me. Addiction can happen to anyone who is given opiate prescriptions, I've even seen a police officer who for some reason got injured and doctors weren't giving her strong enough medication for the pain so she started using heroin. It isn't a moral failing, its just people who don't want to be in horrible pain, can you really blame them?

[@AngelWest58]

true true. Its the only time in all of his hundreds of hours of lectures in which he sounds uninformed. Good on him as it means he never had a opiate addiction. Never had vomiting but the diarrhea omg the diarrhea. Fuck opiates

[@sillprinka5331]

Why do we exist?

[@WillTheFrozen]

Now there's psychologists

[@PauloConstantino167]

Hermione? Was Harry Potter out at that time?

[@jrobotdas209]

Haha I know right good question

[@trey369]

Well?

[@sillprinka5331]

Why do people believe he is a (somewhat) of a prophet? Been there, Done that but nobody listens to me. Egotistic, yes, but YOU have the answer in YOU and the answer is U

[@DebraBakerls]

other animals do addict tho

[@IndigoXYZ18]

VR addiction is next.

[@svetlanamaksimova7171]

IndigoXYZ18 universe will collapse before that

[@IndigoXYZ18]

Svetlana Maksimova Haha, before VR becomes popular? I dunno, you think the Singularity is under a decade away?

[@garlord1023]

It’s pretty much already here

[@moonwatch7963]

People already live as if they are in VR...generally speaking. They switch off to all the problems and make-believe none of them exist and we don't know what causes them.

[@IndigoXYZ18]

Moon Watch Colourful metaphors aside, I really do think those VR headsets will take electronic addiction to the next level. Especially once we hook them up to full haptic exoskeletons, it will be as close to jacking into the Matrix as we're likely to get for quite a while.

[@Davion_savant]

And pornography addiction or sexual released dependency of some sort ...

[@tinnitusthenight5545]

So who actually said "your addicted cause your black"? Cause Ive never heard that in my life. What ppl do say is that Black ppl are systemically oppressed and marginalized which leads to poverty, mental health problems and drug addiction in a much higher percentage of the population.

[@isaacricks2552]

TURN OFF UR DAMN PHONES! that's what mckenna is telling us. MEDIA IS BRAINWASHING!

[@instrumentsyetstranger4663]

I think you're missing the point. What he said was essentially: Addiction is in our nature and we need to control ourselves yet we shouldn't blame ourselves for our addictive nature.

[@thorguy2515]

@@instrumentsyetstranger4663 well said

[@Brailsco]

McKennabis

[@kevinsolove458]

Thats why I have never really understood addiction. It is simply will power and just finding what else you like to do instead of the former... 😉

[@joshuafriesen4436]

4:22 did he just predict the epidemic of smartphone addiction? For all his bullshit he truly was visionary and often accurate.

[@moonwatch7963]

What BS?

[@NosAmaMatre]

thought those very words on my way to the shop, was just a bit chilly, got back inside, they're the title of this video, when you start comparing what is going on inside you it's very much a like to outside, one small part of this whole, where, diversity's darling, terrance mckenna ?

[@praisehermie9124]

in the first 2 minutes he proves to not know shit about heroin withdrawal.

[@user-fh8mp4db4i]

Homunculus??

[@gianttigerfilms]

Small human

[@moonwatch7963]

Isn't that some kind of magical being creation, like a golem. But yes, they say a very small human.

[@SufferDYT]

Other animals addict.

[@lcvt8023]

1 thumbs down ....Hermione.

[@claybowlproductions]

uncle bob lol

[@goldenbootsports]

TM is not accurate on this one. Animals also develop addiction.

[@fullyawakened]

Well.. Definitely not TM's most lucid or mindful rant. I do enjoy the poetry with which T often speaks whether or not it really has any actual scientific merit (little of his particular brand of preaching does). However, this rant leaves me feeling a bit off-put. Equating the self-induced agony of a heartbreak to very real physical chemical addictions, such as the heroin he mentions, is just a total intellectual misfire. Withdrawal from something like heroin shares not a single common overlap with a heart ache (yes Terrence, withdrawal is far far far a greater pain than you have luckily never known). It minimizes or, at the very least, confuses the word. If he wants to claim we can be addicted to painting or addicted to socializing then we need a different word for what it means to be actually addicted, physically and mentally. This talk feels careless to me

[@EllyLugosi]

Lol @ heroin withdrawal not being worse than vomiting every 4 hours....ha! I don’t wish heroine addiction/withdrawals on my worst enemy.

[@jlareaux5504]

As a person with credentials in addition medicine, I approve and endorse this message. We love and miss you Terence ❤️