Elias went to prison high. A month later, his son was born. And yet, when he got out, it took him 15 days to relapse.
That's the disease of forgetting. It's not weakness. It's not a lack of willpower. It's that addiction convinces you, with surgical precision, that it's no longer for you. That you're different. That you can do it now.
And Elias knew it. Because he lived it twice.
📍 ASK FOR HELP HERE: https://www.esvidas.es
Today, he's been clean for four years. After seven. And in this episode, he talks about what no one wants to hear: that a relapse isn't the end of the road. That sometimes it's exactly what you needed to find your own path.
00:01:08 Recovery, abstinence, and why addiction doesn't have a definitive discharge
00:04:23 The origin of addiction: emotions, traumas, and emotional voids
00:07:04 First uses, risk factors, and early warning signs
00:12:06 Dopamine, self-deception, and how the addict's mind works
00:18:19 Alcohol, social media, and an increasingly disconnected society
00:29:31 Responsibility, purpose in life, and values in recovery
00:38:14 Elias's story: prison, fatherhood, and the beginning of change
00:40:23 Relapse after seven years: how it really started
00:46:24 What a relapse can teach us and how to get back on our feet
01:01:11 Why many treatments fail and what it takes to recover
No filters. No stigma. Just the truth.
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🎙️ LET'S TALK ABOUT ADDICTIONS – The Esvidas Podcast
Let's Talk About Addictions is not just another podcast. Each story will make you feel, reflect, and understand this disease. For those who struggle, for those who support others, for those who want to look addiction in the eye and learn from it.
🎙️ LET'S TALK ABOUT ADDICTIONS – The Esvidas Podcast
Let's Talk About Addictions is not just another podcast. Each story will make you feel, reflect, and understand this disease. For those who struggle, for those who support others, for those who want to look addiction in the eye and learn from it.
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👤 ABOUT ELÍAS VÁZQUEZ:
Elías Vázquez is the director of the Andalusian Therapeutic Institute in Seville. He understands this disease from both his clinical practice and his own life. He knows what it's like to hit rock bottom, relapse after seven years, and start over. And above all, he knows that being abstinent and being in recovery are not the same thing.
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📱 FOLLOW US:
🌐 https://www.esvidas.es
📱 Instagram → Instagram: esvidas.adicciones
🎥 TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/esvidas
💬 LinkedIn → LinkedIn: esvidas
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⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTICE: This content is for educational and informational purposes only. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, please seek professional help. Recovery is possible.
Elias went to prison high. A month later, his son was born. And yet, when he got out, it took him 15 days to relapse.
That's the disease of forgetting. It's not weakness. It's not a lack of willpower. It's that addiction convinces you, with surgical precision, that it's no longer for you. That you're different. That you can do it now.
And Elias knew it. Because he lived it twice.
📍 ASK FOR HELP HERE: https://www.esvidas.es
Today, he's been clean for four years. After seven. And in this episode, he talks about what no one wants to hear: that a relapse isn't the end of the road. That sometimes it's exactly what you needed to find your own path.
00:01:08 Recovery, abstinence, and why addiction doesn't have a definitive discharge
00:04:23 The origin of addiction: emotions, traumas, and emotional voids
00:07:04 First uses, risk factors, and early warning signs
00:12:06 Dopamine, self-deception, and how the addict's mind works
00:18:19 Alcohol, social media, and an increasingly disconnected society
00:29:31 Responsibility, purpose in life, and values in recovery
00:38:14 Elias's story: prison, fatherhood, and the beginning of change
00:40:23 Relapse after seven years: how it really started
00:46:24 What a relapse can teach us and how to get back on our feet
01:01:11 Why many treatments fail and what it takes to recover
No filters. No stigma. Just the truth.
────────────────────────────────────
🎙️ LET'S TALK ABOUT ADDICTIONS – The Esvidas Podcast
Let's Talk About Addictions is not just another podcast. Each story will make you feel, reflect, and understand this disease. For those who struggle, for those who support others, for those who want to look addiction in the eye and learn from it.
🎙️ LET'S TALK ABOUT ADDICTIONS – The Esvidas Podcast
Let's Talk About Addictions is not just another podcast. Each story will make you feel, reflect, and understand this disease. For those who struggle, for those who support others, for those who want to look addiction in the eye and learn from it.
────────────────────────────────────
👤 ABOUT ELÍAS VÁZQUEZ:
Elías Vázquez is the director of the Andalusian Therapeutic Institute in Seville. He understands this disease from both his clinical practice and his own life. He knows what it's like to hit rock bottom, relapse after seven years, and start over. And above all, he knows that being abstinent and being in recovery are not the same thing.
───────────────────────────
📱 FOLLOW US:
🌐 https://www.esvidas.es
📱 Instagram → Instagram: esvidas.adicciones
🎥 TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/esvidas
💬 LinkedIn → LinkedIn: esvidas
──────────────────────────
⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTICE: This content is for educational and informational purposes only. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, please seek professional help. Recovery is possible.