ADD, Addiction, and Emotional Healing | Chapter 30 of Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté
ADD, Addiction, and Emotional Healing | Chapter 30 of Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté Welcome to Last Minute Lecture’s summary of Chapter 30 from Scattered Minds by Dr. Gabor Maté. This chapter offers a deep look at why addiction and ADD so often go hand in hand, revealing the emotional and neurological roots behind compulsive behaviors and the true path to healing. Watch the full chapter video below, and subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for more trauma-informed psychology guides and chapter breakdowns: Subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for more chapter-by-chapter textbook summaries and mental health resources. Addiction as Self-Medication for Emotional Pain Dr. Maté shows that addiction—whether to substances or behaviors—is almost never a mere “bad habit” or moral failure. For many adults with ADD, addictive patterns emerge as unconscious attempts to soothe emotional pain, distract from inner restlessness, and fill the emptiness left by childhood emotional deprivation. The...