Our Addiction to Drama
Chiquis and Chill
My Cultura and iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 18 September 2023
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Chiquis talks to psychologist Dr. Scott Lyons about drama, society’s addiction to it and how it can affect our mental health. Chiquis talks about her own addiction to drama, how it impacted her romantic relationships in the past and how she deals with it now. Dr. Lyons tells us about the type of people who tend to seek drama, how we can recognize if it’s getting out of hand and what you can do to deal with the “drama addict” in your life.
You can get Dr. Lyons’ book “Addicted to Drama: Healing Dependency on Crisis and Chaos in Yourself and Others” wherever books are sold.
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| 1:39.6 | it's been too peaceful for two weeks, okay, we need to get in a fight or something. You know, |
| 1:42.8 | and I'm like, why am I doing this to myself? It's so sabotage, you know what I mean? |
| 1:47.1 | We have such derogatory names for people who are attached to drama or dependent on stress. |
| 1:52.4 | As opposed to actually understanding, this is truly an addiction. There's a sense of power |
| 1:59.7 | that actually comes from being in the throes of drama. It's intoxicating. It just makes you |
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