WE ARE ADDICTED Marian Rojas Estapé

We are addicts, emotional addicts, addicted to sensations.

This is the powerful message that Marian Rojas Estapé, a renowned psychiatrist, shares with the world.

Contrary to what has been said for years, addiction is not something purely physical. Although it is true that in addictions to tobacco, alcohol, tranquilizers, anxiolytics, or drugs, whether legal or not, there is a part of physiological dependence, addiction is an emotional issue. We are addicted to emotions.

The functioning of our brain is the same in all types of addictions, it goes through the same processes. The generation of dopamine alters our mood artificially and we end up resorting to it to cover our discomfort, that is, as we do not feel good, we do things that give us small doses of dopamine to feel good. This well-being is fleeting and superficial, because although the sensation is good, it does not cure or heal our discomfort, it simply relieves it temporarily.

We live frustrated and stressed in societies with all kinds of ailments that are becoming more and more frequent, such as anxiety, depression, stress, low self-esteem and frustration. All this alters the way we feel, we live with permanent discomfort, we are frustrated societies.

Our mind (ego), which is very powerful and necessary for survival, plays tricks on us, making us believe that we are not enough, that we are not up to the task and that we should be another type of person or achieve things to feel good. Therein lies the big tell me, to realize and be aware that what our mind tells us is not real.

We are enough and we can be happy accepting ourselves as we are.

Living in permanent discomfort and frustration, we are in an incessant search for sensations and emotions that make us feel good.

Times change and thanks to technology, we are addicted to the sensations that technology gives us, and especially the screens of the phone, Tablet or PC since, together with social networks, it has become the biggest drug of the 21st century.

We live trapped by the day to day and we are not aware of the consequences that technology and the use of social networks is having on our brains and our quality of life, as explained by psychiatrist Marian Rojas Estapé.

We are addicted to technology, addicted to cell phones, addicted to social networks and we are not aware of anything.

With this conference by Marian Rojas Estapé we have the opportunity to make a stop on our way, to realize and be aware of how we think, how we feel and how we act since everything we do has consequences in ourselves, in our way of feeling and in our brain. You are addicted, be aware and wake up

Don’t believe anything you just read, experiment and think for yourself.

Wake up

Wake up!