Trauma & Addiction | How Trauma Impacts The Brain | Substance Abuse

Addiction is a way you might try to ease the pain caused by childhood trauma. You don't wake up one day and decide to become an addict and break the law; it's a reaction to suffering. Trauma affects your brain development, making it more likely for you to engage in addictive behaviors, including substance abuse.
Research shows that trauma can change how your brain works, especially in areas that handle stress and self-control, like the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex. These changes can make you more likely to turn to addiction to deal with your stress.
Addiction can be defined as engaging in any behavior that provides you with temporary pleasure or relief, is craved, results in long-term harm, and is continued despite negative outcomes.
Seeking short-term pleasure or relief, experiencing harm, and being unable to stop are characteristics of addiction, whether it's related to gambling, shopping, eating, working, internet use, pornography, sex, power, or other behaviors. It's unfair to single out a specific group of addicts when many of us, including you, have experienced addictive behaviors in our stressful society.
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I like this video. Me being an addiction prone person really appreciates the insight ❤ looking forward to more videos 😊