Addiction as an Adaptation: A Response to Pain, Trauma and Disconnection with Patrick O’Horo
This episode goes over addiction as an adaptation to pain, trauma, and disconnection rather than a moral failing or lack of willpower with Patrick O’Horo, LAC. We explore addiction not as something rooted in weakness or purely a disease model, but as a response the nervous system develops to cope with unresolved trauma and emotional pain. This perspective can shift how we understand both behavior and healing.