Today’s Dose is all about addiction. Or might it be better described as repetitive action? I’ve said for decades: it is more like an animal pacing frenetically in a claustrophobic zoo than it is a disease. I’ve written about it and the intersection with neuroplasticity for years. And while there still isn’t enough focus on thought, increasingly the general view is in fact shifting toward this more logical, organic and historically successful approach. Attached below is a link to Laura Miller’s Salon article on a neuroscientist who shares some of my views:
Laura Miller: Addiction is not a Disease
(Below please find three links to Relax and Succeed addictions postings.)
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And I’ll leave you with the wise words of Dr. Gabor Mate:
AA or your Way
The Nature of Addiction
Addictive Behaviour
peace. s
A serious childhood brain injury lead Scott to spend his entire life meditating on the concepts of thought, consciousness, reality and identity. It made others as strange to him as he was to them. When he realized people were confused by their own over-thinking, Scott began teaching others to understand reality. He is currently CBC Radio Active’s Wellness Columnist, as well as a writer, speaker and mindfulness instructor based in Edmonton, AB where he still finds it strange to write about himself in the third person.