Lies are addictions
Lies are addictions.
Most people typically think of addictions as drugs, alcohol, food, internet / social media, gambling, tobacco, porn and so on.
Repeated lying (including intentional omissions), cheating, and stealing—are all addictions.
The people that do it think they get away with it, but ultimately it destroys them, their immediate world, and greater society.
The below is a longer list of addictions from my new book—something to reflect on...
And I look forward to your comments and thoughts.
– THE MANY FORMS OF ADDICTION –
"I want to zoom out to broaden our perspective
and perception of addictions. Let's list the
obvious, and consider the less obvious:
• phones, tablets, social media, gaming
• alcohol, narcotics, tobacco, vapes
• weed, pot, cannabis
• porn, sex, gambling
• shopping, online shopping
• food, highly processed foods
• treats (marketed as good things)
• physical self-harm
• lying to self, lying to others
• corruption, hypocrisy
• power, control over others
• cheating, stealing
• political ideology derangements
• endless drama, arguments, chaos
• getting well forever
• wellness rituals, guided visualizations
• journaling, meditation, gratitude lists (gratitude is essential, but can be misdirected.)
• sacred plant medicine
• procrastination
• sugar dating (e.g., free dinners, gold digging)
• whining, complaining, excuses, gossip
• codependence
• being of service to everyone but yourself
• narcissistic abuse
• under earning
• debt, usury
• self-loathing, worthlessness
• victimhood, helplessness
• group meetings
• virtue signaling
• AI, op-ed, mainstream media
• fantasy, nostalgia, hoarding
• sport as avoidance
• failure, self-sabotage
• a life you hate but keep coming back to
• suffering itself
This list is not exhaustive, but you get the idea. "
The above is an extract from the new book "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯" 𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘋𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰.
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