David Poses: Get to the Root of Addiction

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David Poses: Get to the Root of Addiction

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David Poses (speaker, expert, activist, author of The Weight of Air) discusses the intersection of addiction and mental health. He opens up about becoming addicted to heroin in an attempt to treat his depression after learning about it in a school drug education program, and how he was able to function on and effectively hide his addiction to the drug. Mayim and David debate the benefits and disadvantages of 12-step programs and consider how society’s need for instant gratification may contribute to the ongoing opioid epidemic. They discuss the need to change our perceptions about those with substance abuse issues and restructure the way we view mental illness in general. Mayim explains the effects of marijuana on depression in another installment of Ask Mayim Anything.
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@jill5045 2 жыл бұрын

I’m could talk all day in this one - got a weekend? I’ve been sober 23 years and am beyond grateful for that 🙏

@nicholasmart2101 2 жыл бұрын

5 years clean this month . No looking back . Wish you all the best on your journey. Love from Ireland 🇮🇪 ❤

@donaldstanfield8862 2 жыл бұрын

Addiction is so horrible, good to hear from both of you!

@pida9669 Жыл бұрын

Just finished reading The Weight of Air and found out that David passed away last year (Feb 16, 2022). It feels like a punch in the gut because the book ended on a hopeful note. Thanks Mayim for sharing this thoughtful interview with David.

@dgt0073 Жыл бұрын

I have just read the weight of air, heartbreaking and wonderful. I was not aware of David Poses,before the book, I was so sad to hear he had died. Thank you for your book, I am an addict,alcoholic. I found your book in the depths of my own darkness, as you said about one of your heroes, maybe he wrote this book for me, I say to me now, maybe you wrote this book for me, I’m fighting this illness and getting better slowly. Rip David. Thank you. 💙

@clairedouglas1726 2 жыл бұрын

Mayim Bialiks Breakdown is by far the greatest podcast ever I say this a lot but there’s no podcast that comes close I’m even tuning in from Spain on my holiday watching on my sun lounger that’s how dedicated I am to the podcast , Mayim you are an amazing host I think your fantastic love you Mayim❤️xx

@tapdancer7702 2 жыл бұрын

Mayim - in this episode you mentioned some questions that your therapist asked you that showed you how careful they were to address the proper issue. Can we maybe know those questions, or some of them? I am having trouble screening new therapists. Thanks!

@amber76OH 2 жыл бұрын

Mayim, Jonathan, your show gives me hope that one day I'll find a psychiatrist or therapist or even just a general physician who will be able to help me figure out what truly is wrong, within me. The wealth of knowledge, along with compassion, from Mayim is astounding. Thank you 🖤

@marisamartinezolivera 2 жыл бұрын

As architect myself, some years ago I designed and built a public center to treat drug addictions. Opiods and heroin hardest times. All I saw in similar centers I went to learnt its function, in healthcare people (MD docs, psycologists, nurses and volunteers) was empathy, understanding and compassion. And all I found in people being treated there were an immense pain, loneliness and hard mental health issues that proned me to hug them. Every recovery was a commonly shared win. No stigma there. Thank you Mayim and Jonathan for a great, hearthbreaking but raw sometimes, episode. 💜

@nohjuan3048 2 жыл бұрын

Physical pain gets treated. Emotional pain gets scorned. Thanks for hugging those people who probably needed it more than anything else in the world.

@marisamartinezolivera 2 жыл бұрын

@@nohjuan3048 I cannot understand why not doing it. I’d have liked other people would do it for me if needed….

@goldenphoenix4411 2 жыл бұрын

This is an excellent breakdown of the reality of addiction. There are so many misconceptions of why people get into to drugs in the first place.

@MayimBialik 2 жыл бұрын

yes, right on, so may ways to look at and understanding this reality.

@rodrigobelmar1618 2 жыл бұрын

@@MayimBialik hola saludos desde chile sudamerica soy rodrigo y Carolina un matrimonio que somos tus fans de tbbt eres una mujer hermosa y de gran corazón todas las buenas vibras para ti mándanos un saludo adiós 😘😘😘😘

@junglejolene Жыл бұрын

I literally argued with my phychiatrist in the 90s that I needed my opiates for depression as they were the only thing that made me feel ok. I had been married to an impaired physician for decades and so I had easy access to them....until I didnt. My husband didnt want to send me to rehab as he viewed that as embarassing and would ruin any hypothetical political career I may ever want in the future. He sent me from Orange County to The Valley to see his friend's psychiatrist for addiction therapy due to his feelings of stigma attached to addiction.

@davehawkins2646 2 жыл бұрын

This is my first Breakdown Podcast. It’s great!!!!!!! Personally, I let people know that I am in recovery and part of it 12-step program. Thank you for the insight!!!!

@mananonmaryjessajoy8440 2 жыл бұрын

Dig deeper to understand the “why”. This is one of the things that I always get from MBB. Many of us don’t realize how important this is. Thanks Mayim and Jonathan 🙂

@jenniferfinkle8641 2 жыл бұрын

I heard a great quote that Healed People Heal People. Becoming "healed" is a process not a destination. I appreciate that you are willing to go out of your comfort zone and be open to others opinions. The ripple effect is real and I'm grateful that you and Jonathan are paying it forward ❤❤❤❤

@katelynivens3007 2 жыл бұрын

I made the decision to no longer self medicate with Marijuana as of today!! this podcast has been a huge help and encourager in my decision.🙏❤

@lorrainep6105 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!! I have found cannabis to be very psychologically AND physically addictive. It messes with your mind after a while. Everybody's different but that's my experience.

@katelynivens3007 2 жыл бұрын

@@lorrainep6105 I definitely agree. I'm also ready to take the trauma head on without that "fog"! I'm ready to live this life🥰

@lorrainep6105 2 жыл бұрын

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@nohjuan3048 2 жыл бұрын

I went to a doctor for depression and fatigue, and his immediate response was, "Well, you're 35 and you aren't married. You aren't getting regular sex. That's the source of your depression." He wrote a prescription for Selexa. 7 doctors later, tests showed I had a thyroid deficiency. A male coworker went to urgent care with depression and within 2 hours he walked out the door with synthorid. Why is it that depression in men is assumed to be medical, and depression in women is thought to be biological?

@davidadams2395 2 жыл бұрын

It's getting better for women's health, but they are still an underserved half of the population. Nonetheless, that was a bad doctor. 35 and unmarried is seen as a blessing to many, and not a condition for depression. I am surprised, though, your male colleague discovered so soon his depression was due to hypothyroidism. My current doctor looks to lab work to assist in diagnoses and determining treatments, but more often I've had doctors who looked, like yours, to assumptions for causes of mental disease and disorders.

@hartnettocl 2 жыл бұрын

Because doctors suck🤬

@kimbrown3752 2 жыл бұрын

@@davidadams2395 We are still dismissed and told we are just being "hormonal" and "emotional" and sent out the door. I should not have to spend the better part of a year going from doctor to doctor to find one who will HEAR me and finally get me medical treatment. Yup, turned out I really did have something wrong. And had I not been persistent it could have been very bad. I was so tired after battling my health for a year and being sick that they then tried to label me as "depressed" and to have my family doctor prescribe me antidepressants. Wait?? NOW you say I am depressed but rather than say "therapy" you just want to throw me out the door and back into my family docs office and have HIM prescribe me drugs. I am not depressed. I was sick! My story is not the only one like this. Women are still not treated medically the same.

@kckillakrack9714 2 жыл бұрын

Why can't your answer just be the doctors you are seeing are idiots?

@gilajacobsen2881 2 жыл бұрын

It seems like your "depression" actually was medical but the doctor thought yours was circumstantial/biological(?) Am I wrong?

@orland0110 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for have David Poses here on your podcast discussing the topic of addiction. This is your best video yet, excellent and wonderful podcast Mayim!

@jardinpetitbassin3787 2 жыл бұрын

I have watched every podcast episode of yours and I continue to be amazed by you- I wish I was a quarter as smart as you (and I’m not a stupid person ;) your guests, conversations and books that are ‘recommended’ are so incredibly helpful…completely changing my life. Thank you. Martine 🇨🇦

@KatrinaT 2 жыл бұрын

My cousin (who lived in West Virginia as a child, so I will have to look up that reference) is bipolar and has dealt with drug addiction for years. This was so enlightening, I have been trying to think of how I can support him and I will be getting the book so I can better understand what's going on.

@NeoMental 2 жыл бұрын

So this is VERY weird and close to home. David is my old boss. I see the notification for the newest episode and I'm like David Poses? No way. Sure enough it is him. I worked for him for awhile, I think about 3 years. He was my department head and my cube was literally in front of his office. As a kid from the bronx with a fair share of trauma and issues of my own, I know that you can never tell what someone is going through or have been though from what they show you. I can't say that I could tell any of this from that experience but he left so suddenly and I'm now replaying so much. I had no idea where he went after leaving or that he wrote a book. I will have to pick it up for sure. Not sure where he's at in his journey but I wish him success and peace. I've seen first had what addiction can do and it is not a one size fits all approach. I don't feel that we are really dealing with the underlying issues at hand in this country. everything seems like treating a gunshot wound with a bandaid.

@donaldstanfield8862 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, US tends to try to ignore issues or sweep them out of sight. It's definitely not working.

@tiffanyleftridge2016 2 жыл бұрын

I completely agree that we should be asking why people are doing the things they’re doing instead of just telling them they have to stop! I believe mental health is a key part of it and people are looking for the escape and the numbing of feelings for the issues that are hurting them. Ugh, and we just lost this man 🙁

@84Elenai 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this episode. Thanks guys, thanks Mayim.

@jules7730 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Mayim I'm from down under Australia & i must say that I am really enjoying your Breakdown channel 🙂👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍 Please keep on giving us more 👋🌻🇦🇺

@denises9426 2 жыл бұрын

I love how Mayim continues to tout the truth that most people don’t have access to and can’t afford psychiatric help. Thank you 🙏🏻 Maybe someone somewhere in the patriarch will hear you. 🥰❤️Love your podcasts!

@galpalsal 2 жыл бұрын

One of your best Mayim! Keep it up!

@SonicBoom00 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome show. I’m a struggling alcoholic. I appreciate the topic.

@claudiasimpson3516 Жыл бұрын

❤thank you, thank you.....this episode is touching my heart, removing stigma and will move me to reach out for help in an appropriate place...so much more to say but flooded with tears and emotion.....

@m_brokenleg 2 жыл бұрын

Great episode as always! In mid ‘90s, and heroin “pandemia” still producing lots of deaths in Barcelona, my son beeing around 10 years old, while we returned home from his soccer training, we saw in the street a young man aparently dead with the syringe still attached to his arm. Middle class neighborhood, well dressed man. I called Emergency & while waiting I hugged my son & spoke with him about how harmful drugs were & where could get you to. Hard way? Yes. Too hard? No. I agree with Mayim: we live in a culture even little pain is unbereable. I didn’t gave meds to my son while teethering but parents warm & loving arms and cold things to bite.

@donaldstanfield8862 2 жыл бұрын

Addiction is such a horrible disease and mental health is so sorely neglected in the US, it's incredibly sad the state of general Healthcare. We should be in a better place!

@kelliefumero1705 2 жыл бұрын

This has been an amazing perspective on addiction and mental health. Thank you for shining a light on different viewpoints. I am in the process of deciding if I want to get into the mental health field and watching these kind of raw real moments help a lot. Thanks for this.

@pattyclautu1838 2 жыл бұрын

I want to just say, in rural America half of all AA or NA meetings are a place to meet connections to party with. A person in my life had covered a personality disorder with Heroin for 7 years. Additionally I guess in LA there are plenty of Psychiatrists but in rural America it is not the same. I am so glad David found something that works for him.

@fyouat8014 2 жыл бұрын

I was a straight up coke addict. I have been 1 year sober. It was hard to kick that crap out. Now I’m a lot happier. Keep y’all head up.

@marisamartinezolivera 2 жыл бұрын

And an addend to my previous post. I’m a personnas Mayim defines herself too: bossy, sometimes nagging, tending to control and manage others. In the good way it carries me to lead teams well. In the bad one it’s given me lots of unresolved anxiety while keeping it inside. But I don’t bite my hands/nails, I break my teeth bc clenching them to strongly…

@darrenmiller6927 2 жыл бұрын

Great job !! I am clean without a 12:step program as well. I take Suboxone and used the harm reduction philosophy. I was on AA for 12 years but was treating my PTSD, and major depressive episode symptoms. I am also have other diagnosis. I don't have a problem with alcohol. I might have two drinks a month. I do have a behavioral med prescriber and a therapist. I was also in a medication assisted treatment program. My thing is AA and NA work for some people. But I've seen it not work for others. We are on western civilization in the 21rst centers and of coarse need more than one philosophy for addiction. Diagnosis can be more complex for some than 12 steps. I know and love friends for over 20 years still on AA. Bless you for being more open minded because then the solutions, plural, can include everyone. We need to keep evolving in our solution as the heroine and other drug problems have grown.

@abrillola6956 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a new Breakdown's fan, but this is one of my fav yet!!! It's been almost a month watching all the podcasts/videos and in each one I've been learning more about my own mental health. love from México

@iwnunn7999 2 жыл бұрын

Every interview is as good as the last... Not a bad one in the bunch.

@patriciagallant8133 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you, thank you. So many people have tried to tell me pot is not addictive. My husband is addicted to it. I have seen him when he doesn't have pot. I have seen the side effects of withdrawl (nausea, hot and cold sweats, etc.) It's real and everyone tries to tell me I should use it because I have fibromyalgia and everything related to that. No. I won't do it. My sugar addiction is bad enough (LOL). Seriously, pot is addictive. Cigarettes are addictive. Alcohol is addictive.

@Authentistic-ism 2 жыл бұрын

I have a high THC tolerance right now. I'm also neurodivergent (both innate AND acquired!) The intoxicating effects wear off so quickly and that's ok. But the thought-slowing is absolutely crucial to my social functioning I feel like. It's a tool for me to deal with otherwise nonstop visual imagery and hyperlexic racing thoughts.

@charmee4045 2 жыл бұрын

Addictions are used to numb out. There is always an underlying mental health issue. Anxiety is a big one and who doesn't have anxiety, some people jog it off, other people numb. Great podcast.

@JD_Presents 2 жыл бұрын

wow that show went quicker than normal, fantastic episode

@dinoradja7083 Жыл бұрын

I just finished his book..personally I struggle with alcoholism and struggle sometimes with AA. (and I'm religious). Anyhow, i appreciate you having David on, but it sounded like you half listened (aa criticism or even interjecting constantly). Either way, thanks for having him on. He's an interesting character and it's too bad he left this world far too young.

@allisonstout1708 2 жыл бұрын

Love ❤️ that youre on Jeopardy still!!! My favorite host(ess) thus far, next to Mr. Trebek of course. A permanent host Im hoping…🥸💝😊

@kimbrown3752 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting episode. I would have liked to hear more. How did he recover? What was his process?

@Dreat1020 2 жыл бұрын

I wish AA was less religious. I do not need to pray to get me thru anything. I’ve been sober for 1yr 7months without it. Years ago, When I did go to AA I relapsed.

@elishaminor2900 Жыл бұрын

Good show Mayim always helpful. The best guess,That always get to the root of a mental hick up.

@heart-brain-coherence 2 жыл бұрын

love this episode!

@papondahoops 2 жыл бұрын

FASCINATING, thank you!

@kentst8956 2 жыл бұрын

Why do I feel that this episode was chaos? I still don't know how he got sober. I know how he DIDN't get sober....12 step. What Mayim says at 58:05 is so true....the root of every addiction is the desperate desire to escape from pain, be it mental, emotional, physical, etc.

@dyanalynn6698 2 жыл бұрын

Oh ok I thought it was just me 🤦🏻‍♀️

@theradioactivepatient 4 ай бұрын

12 step programs can backfire bigtime.

@roarsomemum5830 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing!

@sobhand1676 2 жыл бұрын

The first episode I watched/listened and I enjoyed the theme. Thank you!

@shellieguy 2 жыл бұрын

Mr. poses is right. I chose my addiction over killing myself. I bought my zolpidem over the internet, from China, while I was still in middle school. I know I got bad batches. Once I almost died. Actually, lots of times I almost died, but just once from internet ambien. The internet makes kids getting drugs way too easy. I didn’t even know about a dark web or anything like that. I just yahoo searched it. I was crazy in my addiction.

@pinusniron8935 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mayim & Jonathan🙏🙏

@Samtasticlife37 2 жыл бұрын

Great Answer to THC helping with Depression... Depression is so Complex.... I Exercise for Depression and Cannabis is for Anxiety and Sleep...

@zilyte 2 жыл бұрын

I learned a lot in this podcast. Thank you!

@iwnunn7999 2 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to the next BEVisode....

@papondahoops 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Wondering what she’ll say about this one!

@toserveman3712 2 жыл бұрын

Spot on! AA doesn't work for everyone. That's a HUGE problem.

@lorazick7966 2 жыл бұрын

Cookie cutter therapy does not work! I loved how this episode approached the topic. Everyone is different in their own journey, but you are giving us the tools to find our own path.

@MsTinkerbelle87 2 жыл бұрын

It works for me so please don’t say that.

@michaelcrockis7679 2 жыл бұрын

By the way, it was incredibly brave to come out about your addiction.

@carrieashley6465 2 жыл бұрын

I have times in year where things get to me lose of family really hard the bigist saddness was lose of cousin she bf snd like sister and hard not having her talk to suck she help get thur stuff ty for sharing your feeling

@Merzui-kg8ds Ай бұрын

I don't understand how Mayim goes to 12 Step when she is not an alcoholic or a drug addict. I am wondering this because I have been "warned out" of an Alanon meeting by group members because I mentioned that the person that I was relating to also used a "not alcohol" substance. The 12 step admonishment went like this "you are in the wrong place. Go to Naranon".

@akcedenor 2 жыл бұрын

This happens with sugar too

@arayahmariah 2 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 finally! a guest i can relate to and who makes sense and actually has something of substance and value to say ☺️ (really, i don't think that it's all about me, i've just been frustrated with many of the episodes because i love mayim so much that i want to listen and enjoy every episode 💜) * my numbers were always 8 and 4. i never knew, til now that this was a sign of a certain type of mania 🤷‍♀️ 😆 😄

@Rainbowofthefallen 2 жыл бұрын

Just Commenting for the algorithm 😃

@melebks6292 2 жыл бұрын

I loved the first ones. lately it has too much advertising. A times I wonder if I am listening to QVC due to all the sales

@rodrigobelmar1618 2 жыл бұрын

Y desde ahora somos tus fieles seguidores

@thedebatehitman 2 жыл бұрын

Good morning, everyone.

@freespeechorelse 2 жыл бұрын

I strangely get addicted to MATH problems and ASTRONOMY calculations.... I don't know why this happens to me....but it does.....

@sherrylamar4848 2 жыл бұрын

I have a family member in treatment across the country for an addiction to cannabis because no one in our area thinks cannabis is addictive.

@unseenmolee 2 жыл бұрын

this ep cut deep :/ OMGG especially this: 58:09 !!! damn my mom told me this WHILE GIVING ME WEED everyday for who knows how long because its still happening ughghgghhh...... fuck man -___- and i feel dumb even thinking abt going to an addiction clinic cuz i feel like im "not as addicted" or "not as bad" as someone who takes opiods or whatever (not to mention I have no money and no desire to quit)

@JanelleVocate-Ames 2 жыл бұрын

Early crew!

@rodrigobelmar1618 2 жыл бұрын

Hola mayin eres una mujer fuerte hermosa y inteligente te enviamos felicitaciones y demasiados saludos desde chile sudamerica somos tus fans desde the big bang yo Rodrigo y mi esposa Carolina te deseamos lo mejor del mundo para ti y tu familia

@the1ladytammy 2 жыл бұрын

I literally have a #9 tattoo on my back but now I feel like an 8 person. Lol

@iwnunn7999 2 жыл бұрын

In another time and place mayim you and I would have been best friends.

@constancemurphy6230 2 жыл бұрын

Listen more, talk less, Mayim

@robertharbin6461 2 жыл бұрын

my dad used to drink alcohol then work.

@charismalyn Жыл бұрын

"We're a nation in pain." Then, get sold things to relieve the pain. It's a cycle that doesn't benefit us.

@triciacoffey 2 жыл бұрын

I have the same number...all about 3 which means 9 is supreme!

@alonzojohnson7955 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@jasongreene542 2 жыл бұрын

"13th" step? Whoo who. Mayim going blue.

@lifesabeachnyc8568 2 жыл бұрын

Dr. Mayim Bialik and Jonathan Cohen Present Dr. Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@raizicakes6400 2 жыл бұрын

I like the content but adds are getting excessive

@jefschobert9765 2 жыл бұрын

Biggest drugs aren't illegal like greed, envy, lust, desires. Those get embraced and no one is getting treated. Instead we focus on such a limited concept of what is allowed to get such a label. As to that core.. capitalism is an addiction.

@bobbiek1976 2 жыл бұрын

🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

@fishinghiker9191 2 жыл бұрын

just my thought coffee is much more addictive then thc

@antipsevda7673 2 жыл бұрын

Damn, how pretty she is! =)

@unfreiwilligbekannt 2 жыл бұрын

Why would you make ads for a "toothpaste" that doesn't contain around 1500ppm of sodium fluoride? As far as I know that's dangerous for your teeth!

@kckillakrack9714 2 жыл бұрын

Don't need a phd to know what causes addiction. Its literally just a horrible coping technique. Instead of addressing the issue at hand, its replaced with whatever the vise is. There are plenty of healthy addictions. People just hear addiction and automatically think drugs or alcohol. Working out, your job, smoking, video games, soda etc. This list is extremely big. Alito of it is from family traits and genes passed down and it can also be from early childhood development which is a major factor in the long term psychological behaviors of people when they enter adulthood. Society plays a big role into whats an acceptable addiction and what isn't also

@johnshirley5222 2 жыл бұрын

Mayim claims to not be anti-vax. But it is just not clear that's the case. This is a matter of life and death.

@5alphaparticles 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like Mayim has never experience any significant trauma in her life and is extremely privileged and it is very difficult to take her seriously or identify with her as a result of her privileged life. We all know the root of addiction is violence and trauma. It doesn't take a genius.

@lizsjl3492 2 жыл бұрын

That's why David Poses is talking about that topic, her guest, NOT her, She's only giving him a space to do that.

@MsTinkerbelle87 2 жыл бұрын

@@lizsjl3492 she’s making snarky remarks…that’s so off putting.

@kimbrown3752 2 жыл бұрын

Really?? We all know that violence and trauma are the root?? Everyone knows that? Oddly enough it is not until most of those people are in recovery that they come to realize that often their addiction was triggered by trauma. Often trauma they had buried deep in their subconscious. Sometimes those memories are not recovered until they are clean and/or in therapy.

@MsTeck883 2 жыл бұрын

I have to disagree with this guy. It works if you work it.

@Dreat1020 2 жыл бұрын

I wish AA was less religious. I do not need to pray to get me thru anything. I’ve been sober for 1yr 7months without it. Years ago, When I did go to AA I relapsed.

@donaldstanfield8862 2 жыл бұрын

Agree, there should be so much more addiction support