Connection

What causes addiction? Easy, right? Drugs cause addiction. But maybe it is not that simple. This video is adapted from Johann Hari's New York Times best-selling book 'Chasing The Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs.' For more information, and to take a quiz to see what you know about addiction, go to www.chasingthescream.com. See this video with 17 million views: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao8L-0nSYzg&feature=youtu.be (The video is no longer available, it is now available at https://chasingthescream.com/videos).

Research

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  • See The secret to happiness? Here’s some advice from the longest-running study on happiness. The Harvard Study has found a strong association between happiness and close relationships like spouses, family, friends, and social circles. “Personal connection creates mental and emotional stimulation, which are automatic mood boosters, while isolation is a mood buster,” says Dr. Waldinger. This is also an opportunity to focus on positive relationships and let go of negative people in your life, or at least minimize your interactions with them. If you need to broaden your social life, try volunteering for a favorite cause. Odds are you will meet more like-minded people. Volunteering also is another way to boost happiness by providing a sense of purpose.

From GYE Members

• Hashem does not expect you do it alone! In fact isolation breads lust as it says in Mishlei לתאוה יבקש נפרד That’s why Hashem gave us this Holy Holy network! @battleworn

Further reading

• FRC
• The Opposite of Addiction – Connection
• The Opposite of Addiction is Connection (Talks about the 12 Steps and alternative ways of connection).
• Chasing the Scream: The Opposite of Addiction is Connection (Summary of the book)
  • TedTalk: Everything We Think We Know About Addiction Is Wrong
  • Animation