New Way of Understanding Substance Misuse in "In the Realm of Hungry Ghost"

In The Realm of Hungry Ghost
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Introduction
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts delves at the political, social, economic, and psychological factors that contribute to substance misuse. Economic inadequacy, food shortages, and education opportunities, shelter, and medical services all have an impact on people's lives, according to this book. Dr. Mate argues that human individuals, like ghosts, haunt their lives even when they are not there and compares his personal experiences with addictive habits to this. In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts is a book for physicians, experts, therapists, and researchers who are intrigued in employing sociological imagery to bring consciousness to the relationship between self and the larger society in the study of addictions. Dr. Mates' employment of juxtaposition creates a sense of togetherness among the addict, burglar, bulimic, gambler, obsessively compulsive, writer, and psychiatrist at the end.
Dr. Gabor Maté is a 20-year veteran family physician, pain management specialist, and most recently a physician for dependent males and females on Vancouver's downtown eastside. The status of the residents of this community is currently the topic of a political debate over damage reduction borders. Dr. Maté is a frequent contributor to The Globe and Mail's health section, as well as the author of three books on ADHD, stress, and parenting.
The key to awareness, according to Dr. Mate, is being aware of one's condition and creating a healing space for oneself and others. He feels that the parallels between himself and the patient are as evident as the obvious contrasts on the surface (El-Guebaly, 2009). Dr. Mate's novel's characters are not blamed, shunned, or judged; rather, they serve as metaphors for our own everyday lives, raising awareness that we are all suffering from some sort of addictive behavior. Mate thinks that the basis of empathy is inherently embedded in man-kind through social connectedness when it comes to charity. Dr. Mate is mocking the divide between the "underprivileged" addict and the "privileged" average citizen in this way. In certain ways, we can observe how the fundamental human desire for social ties is felt by everyone throughout their lives, regardless of illness or tragedy. Finally, emotional intelligence contributes to human well-being and social growth by employing strategies that are receptive to and sensitive to individual variations. For doctors, this involves being more sensitive to the sentiments of rejection that individuals who abuse substances may feel.
Dr. Mate understands the sense of powerlessness that many patients feel while seeking medical help. He argues how addiction treatment programs should strive to accept people as they are, rather than judging them based on their dysfunctional or troubling histories to suspend judgment via knowledge. He persuades the reader, using narrative anecdotes as proof, that rejection is a frequent obstacle to obtaining medical care, as shown by health professionals who misunderstand their patients (El-Guebaly, 2009). Dr. Mate recommends initiatives that improve social cohesiveness in order to alleviate long-term economic pressure. Crisis therapy and community support groups ...