It is hard to understand addiction unless you have experienced it.
Ken Hensley
The other day I was in a rehabilitation center for drug addicts. I met the expert who explained about the treatment process. I also met some of the victims of the addiction. They explained to me how they got into the addiction in the first place.
As I came out of the rehabilitation center I had a nagging head ache. When I looked at my watch, it was ten minutes past three in the afternoon which means I was ten minutes behind my regular coffee time and my biological system started reminding me about my ‘coffee addiction’!
I suddenly realised that I am also a victim of addiction.
Knowingly or unknowingly we start liking something and when the liking becomes severe, it takes the form of addiction.
• Addiction to television serials
• Addiction to internet browsing
• Addiction to afternoon naps
• Addiction to watching football and cricket matches
• Addiction to junk foods!
• Addiction to speeding and rash driving
• Addiction to mobile phones
I am sure you can add more to this list.
Here is an exercise: List one thing to which you are addicted and evolve an action plan to come out of it!
N C Sridharan
www.thetimedfoundation.com
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