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Trauma and Addiction
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Feb 18, 2026
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Topping From The Bottom w/ Ian Fidance | Your Mom's House Ep. 847
Your Mom's House·Feb 18, 2026
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Addiction is often an adaptive survival strategy developed in response to underlying trauma or negative life shaping experiences, rather than simply being a problem of poor choices.
“I don't really see addiction as the problem. You know, addiction is the solution. Whatever they're addicted to is the solution to some underlying stressor.”
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