Addiction

Addiction an interview with Gabor Mate

'Addiction always serves a purpose in people’s lives: it gives comfort, a distraction from pain, a soothing of stress. If you look closely, you’ll always find that the addiction serves a valid purpose. Of course, it doesn’t serve this purpose effectively, but it serves a valid purpose.'

https://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/blog/details/1271/the-addict-in-all-of-us