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Every addiction arises from an unconscious refusal to face and move through your own pain. Every addiction starts with pain and ends with pain. Whatever the substance you are addicted to - alcohol, food, legal or illegal drugs, or a person - you are using something or somebody to cover up your pain.

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Eckhart Tolle
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 16
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Philosopher
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Ulrich Leonard Tölle
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