i'm just saying eventually an arrest made to someone no longer under contract to the organization isn't worth talking about. If we thought he would be a good asset to sign in the future then have at it but i think that ship has sailed and it ain't coming back.
It's not wisdom, that's how addiction works; it has rewired the learning and memory pathways of the brain and it takes a lot of work to get the brain to rewire it back. Not only that, but once an addiction has occurred and recovery has happened, if one is re-exposed, relapse can occur readily because those pathways still exist, they've just been paved over. Think of it like returning to riding a bike after years of not riding. All that muscle memory comes back rather quickly because it's learned behavior and all its connections just being rejiggered back into action. This is also why former alcoholics don't allow themselves a single drink as it'll just spiral downward from there.
That might be true for some people. And that’s most definitely what gets repeated a lot. But it’s also definitely not true for all people.
This is very embarrassing.
Haha. Jake is telling me to “trust the science”. Now I’ve seen it all.
Regardless of whether or not Galchenyuk has turned over a new leaf, and regardless of whether or not this is relevant to this particular thread, you don't dismiss someone's problems in their past by making a blanket statement. You don't know shit about other people's lives or problems and how they cope with that is their own business and not yours. Last I checked none of us were neurosurgeons or scientists and it's incredibly rude to dismiss someone else as lying or stupid because you have a different opinion to them. Nobody on this earth knows everything about the brain and how it works and nobody on this earth knows exactly how addiction effects one's brain completely because like it or not it is different for everyone.
Like virtually everything in life there's a spectrum when it comes to addiction and recovery and I agree it's not a one size fits all. I will say thanks to the fear mongering out there a lot of people fail to distinguish between someone who abuses alcohol and someone who is addicted to it. There is a very big difference!
Likely.
True.
Probably good to make that distinction. I think people a lot of the time mistake abuse for addiction. Sometimes they work together and sometimes they’re separate. Someone could drink one drink a day and be an alcoholic if they are dependent on that one drink a day to feel normal. They’re not abusing it but are addicted. Then someone else could drink once or twice a week but every time they do they get blackout drunk…abuse not necessarily addiction. Like you said, there’s a spectrum. Hopefully Gally figures it out for himself and his family…always seemed like a likeable dude.
Yep. I dropped 6 grand less than 2 years ago just to go through the detox portion of treatment for physical alcohol dependency.
We’re all addicted to things brother, just maybe not the same things. With any addiction…phone, social media scrolling, drugs, alcohol, porn, eating, hf board posting, literally anything…our brains have engrained pathways or patterns of behavior that we keep returning to in order to release dopamine or give us comfort…which is usually a replacement for some need in our life we are not receiving. So there usually is a “re-wiring” of sorts that needs to happen which is really just guru speak for engraining new patterns of behavior that are more positive instead of destructive. Hiking, biking, any exercise, painting, drawing, sports, any good hobby really, regular connection with family and friends…some mixture of these things need to be the things the brain starts to repeatedly turn to for that comfort or happiness instead of the self destructive stuff.
Insensitive? No I'm not. I didn't say anyone was lying or stupid, so stop putting words in my mouth. Having had an addict in my family, and probably many do as well, it's scary, frustrating, sad. Everyone tries to help because all care about that person. All I know is that if the addict does not want to help them self no one can help them.
Good post. The brain plays tricks on us. I think we should all turn off social media. Let our brain reset.We’re all addicted to things brother, just maybe not the same things. With any addiction…phone, social media scrolling, drugs, alcohol, porn, eating, hf board posting, literally anything…our brains have engrained pathways or patterns of behavior that we keep returning to in order to release dopamine or give us comfort…which is usually a replacement for some need in our life we are not receiving. So there usually is a “re-wiring” of sorts that needs to happen which is really just guru speak for engraining new patterns of behavior that are more positive instead of destructive. Hiking, biking, any exercise, painting, drawing, sports, any good hobby really, regular connection with family and friends…some mixture of these things need to be the things the brain starts to repeatedly turn to for that comfort or happiness instead of the self destructive stuff.
Good on you for getting the help you needed. Hope you’re in better shape these days
Probably the best 6 grand you ever spent. You are one of the smart ones.
Sure it can happen.But its as likely as cocaine addict moving to Colombia and get clean
I don't think it was common knowledge among fans.
If you're saying addiction doesn't rewire the brain, that's nonsense as it most certainly interferes with how the brain rewards behavior. One still has free will and can overcome it, but it would still definitely be difficult. I think you were more getting at that it's possible Galchenyuk, and therefore others, might be able to abuse alcohol, face dire consequences, but never become addicted, and I'd completely agree with that.
Yes, it rewires the brain, as in positively rewarding the acquisition or consumption of alcohol above all other goals. It messes with the learning behavior systems and dopamine release. It's wrongly associating that behavior as positive and it's difficult to stop because the brain is built to learn.
Teams love talent, but Gally just couldn't put it all together for whatever reason or reasons. There is a lot of pressure on these kids that are picked high in the draft.
I think I interpreted what you'd said earlier as asserting something else, but we seem to be mostly congruent on this anyway. I'm probably more nitpicky on this because I used to do neuroscience research on memory before I decided not to pursue academia.
