Addiction comes in many ways. Some develop a craving for the drugs we all label as such - horrible addiction to such substances as alcohol. But we all are - in some way - addicted to a drug, because our brain functions that way. Our reward centre strongly encourages us to those longings. And when we don't get their objects, we feel miserable. On a chemical level, the feeling of "falling in love" is partly an addiction. Falling should be about letting go, but instead the other person becomes like a magnet and it hurts when we have to spend time away from them for too long. We cling not only to our partners, but also to our children, to our friends, to our studies at university, to our jobs, to our home town or home country, to our habits and to the lifestyle, culture, mentality we grew up in, and few of us take the leap of faith and let go to restructure their minds. We don't want to face the pain that comes within letting go. And even the restructured mind continues to cling to things, habits, other human beings. The difference is though that they have learned that we won't be miserable forever after starting to refuse what we were once addicted to.
Our brains are perfectly crafted to serve as a matrix, a breeding ground for any kind of addiction.
We can argue that not every craving is an addiction, we can define it and say that certain things don't fall under that term. But on a chemical level, can we really tell it apart? Some sort of addiction affects all of us. It is the imperfect version of a perfect visualization of love. It holds the world together, it is the opposite of freedom, but it makes sure that we stick to something to keep it going, working, functioning. Sometimes, it is destructive, but lets face it: Many forms of addiction are highly constructive. You never have just one side of the coin, you always have both sides of it. When I think of addiction now, I see the duality of it. As long as we are aware of addictions and keep ourselves on a level where we have control, everything's fine. I don't think that addiction is a bad thing overall. It is just one of the many mechanisms of our universe. Our utopia of being free can only come true if we get rid of the needs of our body, which means we have to get rid of our body, which is not possible. So if we are addicted to anything, the first thing we gotta do is accept it to not feel bad about it. And what we do next is completely our own choice - to make within the borders of the level of addiction our brain holds for us.
