Gabor Maté Quotes

It is impossible to understand addiction without asking what relief the addict finds, or hopes to find, in the drug or the addictive behaviour.

The attempt to escape from pain, is what creates more pain.

What we call the personality is often a jumble of genuine traits and adopted coping styles that do not reflect our true self at all but the loss of it.

Addiction is pretty simple. It's what happens when peolme don't get what they need, and end up soothing themselves.

Passion creates, addiction consumes.