Is Self-Cutting Helping Your Mental Health?

The comedian Daryl Hammond said cutting himself afforded him a crisis that's more manageable than the terror inside of you. The point of Darryl and the incident or episode is to show that these mental health, these so-called mentally ill behaviors, they all serve a function. And that function has to do with dealing with the trauma that has not been addressed.

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In our society when rates of mental and physical illness are on the rise, despite advanced modern medicine, we must look within to ask where we are going wrong. Dr. Gabor Maté is back on The Know Thyself Podcast today, for a deep dive into his analysis of our toxic culture, and how we can heal by finding our true, authentic selves.

He explains how to transcend the hypnotic passivity that we have fallen into, and begin to take our health (mental and physical) into our own hands. He explains generational trauma, ignorance in the medical system, and how the coping mechanisms we develop as children lead to detrimental subconscious patterns. He also explains overcoming addiction, emotional awareness, and whether he believes there is a 'divine design' in all our wounding.

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Timecodes:

0:00 Intro

2:13 The Myth of Normal in a Toxic Culture

10:53 Hypnotic Passivity

15:41 Personal Responsibility & Social Media

19:29 Generational Trauma

29:21 Medical System: Ignorance vs Evil

32:50 Childhood Trauma & Coping Mechanisms

41:10 Self Harm

43:45 What Defines Addiction

48:14 Non Attachment vs Emotional Awareness

51:09 Healthy Anger

55:47 Before the Body Says No

1:05:08 Coming Back to Authentic Self

1:06:58 Sensitivity and Creativity

1:11:52 Divine Design in our Wounding

1:18:19 Strength in Vulnerability

1:23:29 Wisdom from Gabor

1:28:57 Conclusion

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Dr. Gabor Maté

A renowned speaker, and bestselling author, Dr. Gabor Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress and childhood development.

Rather than offering quick-fix solutions to these complex issues, Dr. Maté weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to present a broad perspective that enlightens and empowers people to promote their own healing and that of those around them.

After 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, Dr. Maté worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness. The bestselling author of four books published in over thirty languages, Gabor is an internationally renowned speaker highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship of stress and illness. His book on addiction received the Hubert Evans Prize for literary non-fiction. For his groundbreaking medical work and writing he has been awarded the Order of Canada, his country’s highest civilian distinction, and the Civic Merit Award from his hometown, Vancouver. His books include In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters With Addiction; When the Body Says No; The Cost of Hidden Stress; Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder; (with Dr. Gordon Neufeld) Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers; and his most recent book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture. Gabor is also co-developer of a therapeutic approach, Compassionate Inquiry, now studied by hundreds of therapists, physicians, counselors, and others internationally.

Website: https://drgabormate.com

Dr. Maté's Latest Book, The Myth of Normal: https://drgabormate.com/book/the-myth-of-normal/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabormatemd/

Watch Dr. Maté's Previous Appearance on the Know Thyself Podcast:

https://youtu.be/gPU0JcjybkY

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