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DrSyedHaider reposts a clip of Ben Affleck (via Percy) saying, “The cure for…

2026-08-03 · 13:05 UTC ·@DrSyedHaider ·0 min read

Brief

DrSyedHaider shares a clip of Ben Affleck (linked via Percy) asserting, “The cure for addiction is suffering…You suffer enough and then something inside you goes ‘I’m done,’” and rejects “overpriced rehabs” and “fraudulent fixes.” He extends the claim beyond addiction, arguing complex illnesses stem from emotions, beliefs and ways of being rather than only biology.

Why it matters

DrSyedHaider reposts a clip of Ben Affleck (via Percy) saying, “The cure for addiction is suffering... You suffer enough and then something inside you goes ‘I’m done,’” and cites Affleck’s rejection of “overpriced rehabs” and “fraudulent fixes.”

Key details

  • DrSyedHaider generalizes Affleck’s line into a broader claim that suffering is the cure for everything and faults biomedical explanations for complex illness, asserting root causes lie in emotions, beliefs and ways of being.
Source evidence

“The cure for addiction is suffering...You suffer enough and then something inside you goes ‘I’m done.’”

This is actually the cure for everything.

The problem with complex illness is that no one explains its real root causes beyond biology: emotions, beliefs, ways of being.

Percy (@percyishim)

Ben Affleck shares how he overcame his alcohol addiction. Says it is not “overpriced rehabs”.

“I hate to say it but the cure for addiction and the only cure I’ve seen is not these overpriced rehabs or these fraudulent fixes that are sold to people”

“The cure for addiction is suffering”

“You suffer enough and then something inside you goes ‘I’m done’”

Video

— https://nitter.net/percyishim/status/2083864783988662692#m