The Urge: Our History of Addiction

14 hrs. 26 min.

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Language Russian

Author Carl Erik Fisher

Narrator Alexander Vasilyev

Description

Addiction isn’t just alcoholism and drug abuse—it’s also gambling, sex, food, work, smartphones, and love. Psychiatrist-narcologist Carl Erik Fisher, as both researcher and patient, conducted a study and wrote a book about addiction, examining its history from medical, political, philosophical, cultural, and religious perspectives. He explored therapy methods and tried to understand why this illness is met with condemnation and misunderstanding. How do we get trapped in addiction, why is it so hard to get out, and is it even possible to get rid of it? He claims that the path to recovery must begin with self-compassion.

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