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Addiction

Breaking Out of Addiction

Short Documentary

17

min

We all face emotions and situations where we just want to escape and not feel. This is where addiction can get a hold of us, and for many it creeps up on us.

Featured Lived Experiences
Sindy

Sindy

Struggled with body image and addiction; found strength through friendship and awareness.

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Nauy

Nauy

From addiction to empowerment: rediscovering life through fitness and family.

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Christian

Christian

From Broadway to jail, I transformed pain into purpose, helping others through my story.

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Still Shadey

Still Shadey

From street life to self-worth: a journey of loss and rediscovery.

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Kenneth

Kenneth

From addiction's grip to a new purpose: my journey back to self through social work.

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Julius

Julius

From loneliness to self-discovery: a journey of overcoming low self-esteem through therapy.

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Julius

Julius

From feeling like an outsider to finding purpose through creativity and self-expression.

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Melvin

Melvin

A journey from pressure to addiction, finding hope and strength through recovery.

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Amy

Amy

From addiction to healing: a journey of strength, resilience, and newfound freedom.

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Joachim

Joachim

Bullied and lost, I found strength in sharing my journey from steroids to self-acceptance.

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Getty

Getty

From loss to recovery: A journey through addiction to self-acceptance and helping others.

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Understanding Addiction: collection.

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Lived Experiences on 
Addiction
Eddah
Eddah found ways to reconnect with her family and heal herself out of loneliness

Loneliness, Identity, Depression, Addiction

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Samantha
From addiction to connection: a journey of vulnerability and rediscovery of self and family.

Neglect, Addiction, Relationship

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Tyrell
From emotional isolation to reconnection: a journey of vulnerability and healing.

Abuse, Next of kin, Addiction, Relationship

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Louise
From addiction to hope: a journey of resilience and recovery through support and therapy.

Neglect, Loneliness, Addiction, Psychological disorder

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Cloudias
From shame and addiction to hope and healing through music and support.

Moving, Addiction, Depression, Loneliness

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Mike
From addiction to recovery: a journey of rediscovery and hope through support and resilience.

Addiction

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Tomasz
Struggled with alcohol after loss; found help and rebuilt my life through support and work.

Addiction, Depression

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Sindre
Struggling with addiction, Sindre found healing through support and self-discovery in treatment.

Addiction, Self image, Depression

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Wibeche
Struggling with a parent's addiction, I found support that restored my self-worth and hope.

Next of kin, Addiction, Depression, Loneliness, Peer Support

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Eysteinn
Overcoming addiction through peer support transformed my self-worth and life direction.

Addiction, Loneliness, Self image, Peer Support

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John Edvart
Overcoming addiction led to paralysis; finding purpose through support transformed my life.

Addiction, Loneliness, Self image

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Sebastian
From performance addiction to embracing relationships, I found hope and self-worth.

Addiction, Burnout, Career, Self image

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Marius
A journey from isolation to healing through peer support and reclaiming control of life.

Childhood, Next of kin, Addiction

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Amdjed
From turmoil to healing: a journey of overcoming addiction through facing trauma.

Addiction, Abuse, Loneliness, Racism

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Kim Daniel
From abuse to healing: a journey of resilience through nature and support.

Next of kin, Addiction, Abuse, Depression

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Steinar
From neglect to belonging: Discover how support transformed my childhood traumas.

Addiction, Depression, Peer Support, Loneliness, Career

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Nikolai
From neglect to healing: how support transformed my childhood trauma into purpose.

Next of kin, Loneliness, Self image, Addiction

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Pål
Lost everything to addiction, but found hope and healing through peer support and acceptance.

Addiction, Depression, Loneliness, Self image, Peer Support

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The Human Aspect ofEddah

Eddah

Eddah found ways to reconnect with her family and heal herself out of loneliness

Loneliness, Identity, Depression, Addiction

The Human Aspect ofSamantha

Samantha

From addiction to connection: a journey of vulnerability and rediscovery of self and family.

Neglect, Addiction, Relationship

The Human Aspect ofTyrell

Tyrell

From emotional isolation to reconnection: a journey of vulnerability and healing.

Abuse, Next of kin, Addiction, Relationship

The Human Aspect ofLouise

Louise

From addiction to hope: a journey of resilience and recovery through support and therapy.

Neglect, Loneliness, Addiction, Psychological disorder

The Human Aspect ofCloudias

Cloudias

From shame and addiction to hope and healing through music and support.

Moving, Addiction, Depression, Loneliness

The Human Aspect ofMike

Mike

From addiction to recovery: a journey of rediscovery and hope through support and resilience.

Addiction

The Human Aspect ofTomasz

Tomasz

Struggled with alcohol after loss; found help and rebuilt my life through support and work.

Addiction, Depression

The Human Aspect ofSindre

Sindre

Struggling with addiction, Sindre found healing through support and self-discovery in treatment.

Addiction, Self image, Depression

The Human Aspect ofWibeche

Wibeche

Struggling with a parent's addiction, I found support that restored my self-worth and hope.

Next of kin, Addiction, Depression, Loneliness, Peer Support

The Human Aspect ofEysteinn

Eysteinn

Overcoming addiction through peer support transformed my self-worth and life direction.

Addiction, Loneliness, Self image, Peer Support

The Human Aspect ofJohn Edvart

John Edvart

Overcoming addiction led to paralysis; finding purpose through support transformed my life.

Addiction, Loneliness, Self image

The Human Aspect ofSebastian

Sebastian

From performance addiction to embracing relationships, I found hope and self-worth.

Addiction, Burnout, Career, Self image

The Human Aspect ofMarius

Marius

A journey from isolation to healing through peer support and reclaiming control of life.

Childhood, Next of kin, Addiction

The Human Aspect ofAmdjed

Amdjed

From turmoil to healing: a journey of overcoming addiction through facing trauma.

Addiction, Abuse, Loneliness, Racism

The Human Aspect ofKim Daniel

Kim Daniel

From abuse to healing: a journey of resilience through nature and support.

Next of kin, Addiction, Abuse, Depression

The Human Aspect ofSteinar

Steinar

From neglect to belonging: Discover how support transformed my childhood traumas.

Addiction, Depression, Peer Support, Loneliness, Career

The Human Aspect ofNikolai

Nikolai

From neglect to healing: how support transformed my childhood trauma into purpose.

Next of kin, Loneliness, Self image, Addiction

The Human Aspect ofPål

Pål

Lost everything to addiction, but found hope and healing through peer support and acceptance.

Addiction, Depression, Loneliness, Self image, Peer Support

We all face emotions and situations where we just want to escape and not feel. This is where addiction can get a hold of us, and for many it creeps up on us.

Short Documentary

17

min

Breaking Out of Addiction

We all face emotions and situations where we just want to escape and not feel. At least for a while, we can recharge before we return to our lives and try to cope. This is where addiction can get a hold of us, and for many it creeps up on us. Learn from people that have broken out of different types of addiction, and hear insights from Consultant Clinical Psychologist Anne Crawford-Docherty. Together they take you through the different aspects of addiction, sharing experiences from their own lives when their addiction controlled them. Hear why many of us use different substances to escape our emotions or challenges in life through their real experiences. See what moments made them re-evaluate if the positives of their escape outweighed the costs of their addiction. Anne shares the model called “the stages of change”, and the different people share how they managed to break out of their addiction, to create the new lives they wanted. Hear what they learned from the whole process and what they wish they knew when they still felt the need to escape life. This is a good introduction that can help you take steps to overcome your addiction or how to support another person on their recovery journey.

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We all face emotions and situations where we just want to escape and not feel. At least for a while, we can recharge before we return to our lives and try to cope. This is where addiction can get a hold of us, and for many it creeps up on us. Learn from people that have broken out of different types of addiction, and hear insights from Consultant Clinical Psychologist Anne Crawford-Docherty. Together they take you through the different aspects of addiction, sharing experiences from their own lives when their addiction controlled them. Hear why many of us use different substances to escape our emotions or challenges in life through their real experiences. See what moments made them re-evaluate if the positives of their escape outweighed the costs of their addiction. Anne shares the model called “the stages of change”, and the different people share how they managed to break out of their addiction, to create the new lives they wanted. Hear what they learned from the whole process and what they wish they knew when they still felt the need to escape life. This is a good introduction that can help you take steps to overcome your addiction or how to support another person on their recovery journey.

Directed by

Jimmy Westerheim

Edited by

Darta Sturite

Directors of Photography by

Quang Nguyen, Lucas Harboe, Morten Malerstuen, Moyo Joseph Zozimo

Colour & Sound Mix by

Morten Malerstuen

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