I'm loving these secret writer stories! An amazing look into the darkness of the human soul. It also encourages me to look within myself for me fears and dark thoughts, and accept them.
This story was one of the sadder ones though. I feel helpless.
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Yeah, it's a tough one, for sure. I wonder how many people can relate to it though?
I personally believe that modern culture is somehow at work in dismantling our psyches.
Notice that when you go to the therapist, or shrink, they never ask about who you really are and what types of things you can do to replace your drug habit.
Here's a video I made after about two years of being sober, when I was just starting to unravel my addiction:
Personally, I can't relate to it from my experiences. But I can certainly relate to it from my fears.
You are absolutely right - the modern technology is overwhelming for us. Many of us struggle to deal with it. Much of our brains were designed over millions of years for survival in the jungles. It simply can't cope with the over overwhelming stresses of modern society.
Any good therapist must get to know you deeply, psychotherapy wouldn't work any other way! But yes, I have seen much said about how many modern therapists are not working on it the right way.
Thanks - I'll surely watch your video.
I developed my own method to overcome addiction: replacement therapy.
I went thru years of analysis about what things made me happy in the past. As a child, I like to write to penpals. Sharing was a bit part of my life. As an adult, i was isolated. So, writing to people, making art in a collaborative way, is good for my sanity. For me, I always struggled with identity as an "artist". I felt it was too selfish of an occupation. What makes me so special that I call myself an "artist". I didn't fit into that . What i fit into is a community of like minded people. I need connections, I need to feel that I'm making a difference. That was the missing piece of my life as an addict. As an addict, I did everything selfishly, just to get high. That was my life, getting high, doing crazy stuff to get higher and then, waking up in a pit of my own doom.
I feel better when I do things for other people, but as long as those things are desirable activiites: making art! Writing, perfecting things! As long as I don't have some fucking spineless vampiric boss-man breathing down my neck, I"m happy!
I am watching your videos - up to Part 3 now. Fascinating! I wholeheartedly admire how you took the situation in your hands and overcame your addiction. I do think that the source of much addictions is definitely a void of something. Once the void is filled - or replaced - there's no need for a drug anymore.
Check out this incredible video on the matter -