Getting all kinda philosophical



BL is a huge community..
So why is there such a large number of people in this world wanting to get off tap, people looking for new and improved methods of getting off tap, people actually getting off tap as I type this (lucky bastards!), and finally - people seeking help because they've been out of it too often and for too long and taken too much.
Do we seek escape from reality? And why - is it so bad? Or is the escape so good?
Do we maybe have too much knowledge about how things work, knowledge we don't need and maybe tend to abuse?
The answer to all those questions is probably yes, and everyone's reasons are different.
And I realise these aren't particularly original thoughts, just wanted write it down cos, you know, blog and stuff.
What's your reason for getting out of it?
Are you trying to cope with the world around you or do you want to discover new facets of that world?
I guess for me it's a mixture of both, getting away from the world can lead to unexpected discoveries about the world and about myself.

and this is also enjoyable: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu_dP4TwxvE
(well, I like it!)
:D
 
Hi, sorry this isn’t meant to be a lecture, imo I guess addiction has to start with exposure, and at some point casual use shifts to dependence, things that we take and our behaviour directly feed the reward system of the brain, and even in cases such as gambling the brain can learn to look forward to the thrill.
Our brain then adapts to the drug and/or behaviour, becomes tolerant to it and demands more each time. Physiological dependence - addiction - emerges. And i agree with what you've said, but we could add that sometimes we just don't have a choice...
 
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