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The addiction society and cannabis part II
Buy into the addictive system at your own risk MORPHEUS: "The Matrix is everywhere; it is all around us, here even in this room. You can see it from your window or on your television. You feel it when you go to work, go to church, or do your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth... Unfortunately, no one can say what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself." In the end, it is virtually impossible to change at any point in our lives or on NOT in one way or another…
The addiction society and cannabis part II
Buy into the addictive system at your own risk
MORPHEUS:"The Matrix is everywhere; it is all around us, here even in this room. You can see it from your window or on your television. You feel it when you go to work, go to church, or do your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth...Unfortunately, no one can say what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.“
In the end, it is virtually impossible to NOT buy into the addiction system (AKA the Matrix) at some point in our lives or in one way or another. All around us it can hijack how we think, feel and behave.
In the 1970s I learned a principle that has stayed with me:Context generates content. In this case, modern society's addictive system is the overarching context that generates content that is perpetuated and utilized across the fertile field of our minds, regardless of possible negative outcomes.
External forces exert an enormous influence. How we identify ourselves and express ourselves in the world comes not only from our families, but also from adapting and accepting what we constantly see and hear. We may lack an authentic connection to ourselves because we have accepted our identity from external dictates, while cultural language and controlling behaviors limit genuine connection with others. (1)
Although the addiction system works invisibly, you can see it for yourself. Note: The basic pillars that support and hold it are: dualistic black and white thinking, dishonesty, illusion of control, dependence and egocentricity. (2) Fainting is his primary addiction.
From substance abuse to process addiction, i.e. spending too much time with technology or too much shopping, these often arise from a feeling of powerlessness. Mood disorders, including constant overwhelm, are also indicators of acceptance of the addictive system.
Those of us who live with anxiety (and PTSD) function in crisis mode when there is no crisis. This has become much more common since the events of 9/11 and the over-reliance on cell phones.
Those of us disabled by depression don't always know why. They may work diligently on their personal problems, which causes them to feel depressed. However, their antidepressants cannot help much if they cannot or will not admit the elusive contextual factor of an addictive system and its effect on them.
Those of us who consume too much to feel better find out how short-lived our “high” actually is. No purchase and no number of “friends” can replace inner well-being.
Kudos to those of us who are truly committed to addressing an addiction or mood disorder. I leave you to consider this: If you only address problematic symptoms in isolation from the addictive system's overall effect on you, you may still overcome an addiction or heal a mood disorder, but fail to recognize its insidious grip on your mind.
Stay tuned for Part III:The possibility of soul renewal
(1) Patricia Evans.Control people.Adams Media. 2002
(2) Anne Wilson Schaff.When society becomes addicted.Harper and Row, Publishers Inc. 1987
Inspired by Susan Boskey