@bobbybaker9059
Virtual hugs to all the addicts out there. You're not alone.
@amyspears8163
I believe that loneliness is what fueled my addiction.
@winterrrsoldier
I watched this July 16, 2019 July 17, 2019 was my first day of sobriety and I’m about to hit five years. This TEDTalk quite literally saved my life.
@sephd-k4d
"if you can't bond because you're traumatised, isolated or beaten down by life, you will bond with something that will give you some sense of relief"
@JA-yz8eq
Everyone of us that searched and clicked this video has become aware of themselves and wants to change. Good luck everyone, much love
@jgreene504
As a recovering addict, I think you are spot on...when I overdosed and woke up in ICU the doctor asked me why I did what I did and I said “to escape reality”....now I’m sober 6 years, and after completely changing my environment, I’m now close to finishing medical school!
@indialucas223
“The opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is connection.” Hit the nail right on the head, thank you ❤️
@aymeechevallard77
40 days sober today and I can tell you I'm grateful to be on the other side of this addiction.
@willmadden5144
So spot on. My addiction progressed the more alone I became.
@christophermoran1959
Thank you Johan for making this.. I was on the street of L.A. for 5 years slamming fentanyl, and because my brother saw this video and showed it to my family, they started visiting me. Fast forward a bit, after having 2 surgeries from an infection on my spine, I got an infection on my heart and had a stroke and basically woke up in the hospital.. I now have 200+ days clean, which is the longest I've been clean for since I was 13.. all this to say that without this video and your studies on the subject, they wouldn't have visited me on the street. Thank you.. -- Chris Moran Thank you EVERYONE. Just to update you all, I have over a year clean now and am a Data Analyst for work! -- Chris Moran
@Ulocked_Eyes
Most beautiful thing to say to someone. “I love you and I don’t want you to feel alone.”
@vanen4980
Crazy as it sounds it’s true 10 years ago I was a user , my mom found out after the back nd forth of arguing one day she told me “ I’ll. Be here for you regardless I love you either way” I got sober the next week . Been sober 10 years
@matiasvalencia810
This guy is on to something, this made me cry because I am an addict and many times in my addiction all I wanted was a connection with someone and to feel loved.
@bradleyp244
As a meth addict this hit me hard at the end. I'm alone and need people like you in my life but nope everyone looks and judges me instantly.. sad truth. Great talk thank you.
@parisholt3462
I think this is a perfect example of how normal people view drug addiction. It's a physical allergy. Go to an AA meeting and you'll get a better understanding of what real addiction is like.
@renecross392
I'm an addict 59 years old 15 years abstinent since May 10th 2004 Thanks for the 12 steps
@saysay4247
The ending made me cry. This is beautiful, a very accurate way to explain the way addiction feels. “The opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety, the opposite of addiction is connection.”
@OriginalCatfish42
Being an addict in recovery, I quit trying to explain what addiction is to non-addicts a while ago. Im thankful for this video, its spot on.
@Scrappydr
I just got out of detox after relapsing after 17 years of sobriety and we watched this video in there. So spot on. Addiction is lonely. We need connection.
@skinnyindonesian24