addiction & anxiety

Trapped in Beta

Trapped in Beta

marcus antebi

Most people are stuck in an overactive Beta brainwave state—constantly alert, problem-solving, and overstimulated—not because they’re evolving, but because they’re unknowingly masking deeper emotional pain. This chronic Beta mode disconnects...

Trapped in Beta

marcus antebi

Most people are stuck in an overactive Beta brainwave state—constantly alert, problem-solving, and overstimulated—not because they’re evolving, but because they’re unknowingly masking deeper emotional pain. This chronic Beta mode disconnects...

Hormones, Emotions, and Addiction: The Chemistry of Being Human

Hormones, Emotions, and Addiction: The Chemistr...

marcus antebi

Addiction isn’t just psychological—it’s deeply chemical, driven by hormones and neurotransmitters like dopamine, cortisol, and adrenaline that shape our emotions, behaviors, and cravings. Recovery begins when we learn to regulate...

Hormones, Emotions, and Addiction: The Chemistr...

marcus antebi

Addiction isn’t just psychological—it’s deeply chemical, driven by hormones and neurotransmitters like dopamine, cortisol, and adrenaline that shape our emotions, behaviors, and cravings. Recovery begins when we learn to regulate...

Anxiety, Childhood, and the Chemistry of Healing

Anxiety, Childhood, and the Chemistry of Healing

marcus antebi

In the early stages of inner work, unresolved childhood pain often manifests as chronic low-grade anxiety and misdirected anger toward everyday frustrations. Many of our addictions are subtle—like control, negativity,...

Anxiety, Childhood, and the Chemistry of Healing

marcus antebi

In the early stages of inner work, unresolved childhood pain often manifests as chronic low-grade anxiety and misdirected anger toward everyday frustrations. Many of our addictions are subtle—like control, negativity,...

Transforming Addiction Through Mindfulness

Transforming Addiction Through Mindfulness

marcus antebi

Addiction often creates a cycle of euphoria followed by anxiety, driving compulsive behavior to escape discomfort—but the true suffering of withdrawal is largely mental and short-lived. Healing requires replacing harmful...

Transforming Addiction Through Mindfulness

marcus antebi

Addiction often creates a cycle of euphoria followed by anxiety, driving compulsive behavior to escape discomfort—but the true suffering of withdrawal is largely mental and short-lived. Healing requires replacing harmful...

Why Everyone We Know Is Anxious (Including Us)

Why Everyone We Know Is Anxious (Including Us)

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When a friend asked how I was doing, I told him the truth: I’m putting in the work—and that work is learning how to live with anxiety instead of letting...

Why Everyone We Know Is Anxious (Including Us)

marcus antebi

When a friend asked how I was doing, I told him the truth: I’m putting in the work—and that work is learning how to live with anxiety instead of letting...

Write Like Your Life Depends on It

Write Like Your Life Depends on It

marcus antebi

Journaling is not about perfection—it's a daily practice of accessing truth, giving voice to your higher self, and transforming raw emotion into clarity. Write not just for yourself, but for...

Write Like Your Life Depends on It

marcus antebi

Journaling is not about perfection—it's a daily practice of accessing truth, giving voice to your higher self, and transforming raw emotion into clarity. Write not just for yourself, but for...