Healing Psychology, Part K - The Self and its Defense Reimagining Psychology

The previous episode of the Healing Psychology series laid out one of the most important reasons addictions persist - they disable our attention. Just as our biological immune system protects us from biological disease, our capacity for attention protects us from malignancies in our behavior. Disabling our attention gives the green light to bad habits because our attention works like biological immunity. But … what is immunity, exactly? It is an evolved Protector of the Self. In this episode ...