Alright, as per request by Katie Parker (BARRYYYYYYY!) This post is to be about addiction.
It occurred to me, while i was trying to think of what to write, that everyone is addicted to something. We, as a race, do not like the word 'addiction' because, nt only is it stigmatised as being used to describe bad addictions, such as drugs and the like, it also insinuates an apparent giving over of control. We can't HELP being addicted to something, and that takes away our independence. Its a big no-no to some people.
But addiction isn't necessarily a bad thing. Sure, its usually associated with drugs, alcohol and gambling and the like. But in this its not the addiction thats the problem, its the object of the addiction no? these things, even in moderation, are a very sharp knife-edge to be walking on.
So when good things come along and we find ourself unable to be away from them, what do we do then? we get scared because weve lost control of our senses in a way. the mind tells you that addiction is bad, so you shy away from any behaviour that shows the tell-tale signs. But sometimes you become addicted to things without even knowing it. Love, if you like. You become addicted to a person. You spend all your time with them and can't bear to be apart from them for long. is that not a sort of addiction? What about music? You turn your radio on because you cant bear the silence. What would happen if your radio broke? would you go mad? What about all the things that, if you think about it, you wouldnt dare be without?
Its almost, in a way, the whole "if you were trapped on a desert island" thing. If you could find a way to wrangle your fate you would take as much with you as possible because you are dependant on the things around you that provide you with some form of comfort. thats what addiction is; its becoming dependant on something that, in your own opinion, enhances your lifestyle. So addiction can't really wrong, per se.
In the meantime, heres a list of things i'm addicted to:
- music
- Chocolate
- wotsits (cheesy puffs for the international readers :3)
- facebook (who isnt?)
- my friends. i get withdrawal symptoms being on my own!
What are you addicted to? what could you not live without, if push came to shove? Hmmm.
1 comment:
Seeing as I'm in the midst of Lent, I've just realised that you didn't put down 'caffeine' as one of the things you're addicted to...
I started Lent saying I was giving up caffeine, and then realised that I actually couldn't survive life as a student without it, so I compromised and I'm now giving up fizzy caffeine for Lent.
You being a student who lives an even more hectic life than I do means that I know for a fact you're addicted to caffeine too.
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