Addiction And The Path To Freedom
Addiction is something that all humans deal with in one way or another. It destroys many people from all walks of life, ending careers, demolishing families, and even taking life away on a daily basis. But how do we deal with such a force in a world that is built to serve and feed off the natural human impulse of addiction? Taking a deeper look one can see that the human body is basically a protein-making machine that sends chemical signals back and forth. To some degree we are all addicts, oxygen is a perfect example, and we can't live very long without it. The foods we eat, bad habits like biting nails, and even texting are all addictions. Every time you get a message on Facebook a little bit of dopamine is sent to the brain, every time you eat that dessert you should skip a little dopamine is sent to the brain, and every time you smoke that cigarette it's a little bit of dopamine being sent to your brain. Everything sends a chemical signal to the brain, getting tou...