
Ep 95 Alcohol Addiction vs Social Media Addiction
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Is TikTok trolling just bad behavior… or a hidden addiction?
00:00 Intro: Alcohol vs. TikTok Addiction
09:06 Why Trolls Lash Out
11:13 Long-Term Fallout: Cross-Addictions
12:36 Why TikTok Addiction Is Intense
13:27 AA Steppers & Trolling
14:09 AA and Cross Addictions: Deeper Truth
17:40 Healing Anxiety + Trauma Tangent
20:14 ADHD + Adderall Tangent
22:33 My AuDHD Optimization
In this episode of the Sobriety Bestie Podcast, we dive into the neuroscience behind alcohol addiction vs. social media addiction, and why AA trolls on TikTok might not be angry — they might be addicted to righteousness.
We explore dopamine, intermittent reinforcement, identity fusion, and trauma.
Then I tangent (hard) into how I healed my anxiety, optimized my ADHD brain without meds, and why critical thinking is the real path to freedom.
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