Environmental Addictionists

Whether it's food, porn, making money or drugs, it seems many people use their addictions to dilute their mental stresses. Some people claim family ties, a lackadaisical lover or poor health/finances causes them to take on addictions. For those who don't know why they have addictions, they may feel they are floating in a vast ocean with no life raft.

Obese people claim that they eat when they are bored. Many say boredom is a result of laziness. So can people say that ALL obese people are lazy? Maybe, maybe not. What seems to be at the root of some overweight people is a longing for some type of fulfilment. Many overweight people I have met feel misguided and unloved. Many say they eat because they are a 'foodie'. While 'foodie' can be a great excuse, there is a good chance there is something else they're running from.

Just like cigarettes and alcohol, maybe food does have additives that drive people to want more. Maybe the sugars or salt(sodium), fills an empty void. Peoples taste buds can go crazy over a delicious piece of strawberry short cake or a nicely seasoned piece of steak. Does that constitute a reason for obesity? I think not.

For obese people and other people with addictions, it seems to not be the vice but something else. It seems something of habit has grown from a painful lacking necessity. For some who smoke a cigarette when they are stressed, one could say that they are avoiding emotions. For those who have a night cap of liqueur or pot, they could possibly be avoiding the voices in their head telling them to do or solve something.

There are many vices that have been created by other human beings. Engineers make our food and scientists come up with ways to add additives to get the customer coming back for more. Even though these scientists and engineers do a good job with certain additives, it should still be mind over matter. Why do you eat constantly? Why do you smoke often? Why do you drink every night? Why do you need porn to get off? Why do you spend more time making money than being with loved ones?

The answer to these questions can often times abolish any addiction. It seems to be the environment of people choice that dictates and stimulates their addictions. When many people have problems, they rarely try to solve them, but sweep them under the carpet and hope no one finds their pain. In a country full of addicts, it would be great if people can tackle their pain instead of diluting it.

I am one who believes that anything done in moderation is not that bad. Whether it's drugs, cigarettes, flavorful food and sex. For as long as the person does not let their environment turn their problems into addictive plagues, they can find happiness. There is nothing wrong with enjoying what you enjoy, just don't become an addict of your pleasure, and isolate what really brings you happiness.

If you are an addict of a vice; Why? What is the fear your running from?