Peter Attia· MD
if you're really addicted it may make it harder for you to be self-compassionate once you come off the substance it may be easier to be more self-compassionate so all these things are always kind of bidirectional
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
if you're really addicted it may make it harder for you to be self-compassionate once you come off the substance it may be easier to be more self-compassionate so all these things are always kind of bidirectional
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i wish there were more research on self-compassion and addiction there is a little bit of intervention research i believe actually trying to think is there a randomized controlled trial with addiction as the outcome with the intervention there may not be