I am convinced that some people are driven to addictions to quiet their constant inner critic, but it only gives them another thing to hate about themselves. What a vicious cycle! Moral scrutiny is not to discover how good or bad we are and regain some moral high ground, but to begin some honest “shadowboxing” which is at the heart of all spiritual... See more

It’s common for addicts to realize that it’s addiction all the way down. While some of us have had more “extreme” addictions, all of us have been captured by a recurring false possibility that a certain solution will ease our pain, only to make our problems and pain worse.

It’s baffling how susceptible we are to this progressive,... See more

All addiction, at its heart, is addiction to unconsciousness.

It doesn’t matter if it’s social media addiction or heroin addiction.

The addict is always trying to block out consciousness by covering it in stimulation or numbness.

This means the cure to addiction is always more consciousness.

But consciousness can’t just be willed into existence.

Instead... See more