Bhagavad Gita 2.62

Dwelling on objects, attachment arises. From attachment, desire; from desire, anger.

ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते ।
सङ्गात्सञ्जायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते ॥

dhyayato visayan pumsah sangas tesupajayate |
sangat sanjayate kamah kamat krodho 'bhijayate ||

Dwelling on objects, attachment arises. From attachment, desire; from desire, anger.

Thousands of years ago, this verse mapped out the exact psychological cycle of emotional dysregulation and behavioural addiction. It shows how a simple thought cascades into a destructive emotional storm. When the mind keeps fixing on something, such as other people's perfect lives on social media, a rigid career goal or an addictive substance, it builds a strong attachment. That attachment soon turns into intense craving (kama). When life blocks the craving, the mind reacts with burning anger and frustration (krodha). In modern therapy, learning to manage your anger or your addictions means realising you cannot usually stop the storm at the final step of krodha (anger). You must catch the mind at the very first step: noticing what you are choosing to fixate on, and gently shifting your focus before the attachment takes root.