A short monologue by Nick Stumbo on the psychological and spiritual dynamics that create and perpetuate addictive behavior. Stumbo argues that difficult experiences allow people to "believe a lie" about themselves, God, and others, which creates patterns where the brain seeks things that "make us feel good when we don't feel good." He emphasizes shame and isolation as self-perpetuating forces in a downward spiral of addiction.
These bad things or these difficult things happened in my life that allowed or gave me the opportunity to believe a lie about myself, about the Lord, about other people, that then led into a pattern. God gave us this ability that our brain keeps track of things that make us feel good when we don't feel good. Yeah. And then of course, the shame that we feel because of that then turns into the COVID up. And that shame and isolation perpetuates itself into more addictive patterns. So it's that idea of it being this downward spiral all the time, I think is so helpful to understand.
