Do you psycoanalyze yourself? Also, what do you think addiction is, and does it HAVE to be chemical-related?
For me, I found that psycoanalying my self really works... I always had, for since forever, this strange habit of digging up embarrassing events from YEARS ago and thinking about them - causing me to be embarassed again and creating mental discomfort...
One night, when I almost fell asleep, the embarassing moments came back again - however, this time, I decided to face them instead of cringing at the thought of them. I simply thought to myself, in detail, what happened and why I was embarassed about it, and why it would affect me today in any way. The answer, of course, is those effects didn't affect me. I then deliberately thought about those events repeatedly, all while telling myself that it doesn't matter I was embarassed 5 or 6 years ago.
It appeared to have worked... (that was a month ago) Those events still pop up in my head now and then, but I can simply brush them away now, and not be disrupted by them. 🙂
Second part:
I think it is very easy to be psycologically addicted to a variety of things, not just chemicals. Anyone who has played computer games know my feeling - after you start, you don't want to stop. Furthermore, when you're playing, don't you put everything on the back burner? I have had many instances where I was forced to stay very late to do my homework because I didn't control my game-playing well...
Furthermore, I found it even easier for a human to get obsessed and crazed over things such as music, TV, or movies. This past few days, I had the unpleasent to get addicted to the "Love Hina" series of anime (see my previous thread). I spent 13 hours on Saturday and watched all 27 episodes of the anima, and I spent the entire day Sunday to read the manga where the anime left to the end of the last translated volume. Needless to say, this was terrible for me today, since I had rushed through homework so much that I really didn't get anything the teachers said.
Even today, the images of the characters from the series still randomly popup in my head...
Therefore, I am planning to try another one of those hyponisis sessons tonight (I find it only works when I'm really drowsy and can focus well) to get rid of my addicition (ie. repeating "It's only fiction, it's not real, and it will never be real", etc...) to the series. I might also try to get rid of my game playing-habit and study more...
What do you think about psycoanalysis and addiction?
For me, I found that psycoanalying my self really works... I always had, for since forever, this strange habit of digging up embarrassing events from YEARS ago and thinking about them - causing me to be embarassed again and creating mental discomfort...
One night, when I almost fell asleep, the embarassing moments came back again - however, this time, I decided to face them instead of cringing at the thought of them. I simply thought to myself, in detail, what happened and why I was embarassed about it, and why it would affect me today in any way. The answer, of course, is those effects didn't affect me. I then deliberately thought about those events repeatedly, all while telling myself that it doesn't matter I was embarassed 5 or 6 years ago.
It appeared to have worked... (that was a month ago) Those events still pop up in my head now and then, but I can simply brush them away now, and not be disrupted by them. 🙂
Second part:
I think it is very easy to be psycologically addicted to a variety of things, not just chemicals. Anyone who has played computer games know my feeling - after you start, you don't want to stop. Furthermore, when you're playing, don't you put everything on the back burner? I have had many instances where I was forced to stay very late to do my homework because I didn't control my game-playing well...
Furthermore, I found it even easier for a human to get obsessed and crazed over things such as music, TV, or movies. This past few days, I had the unpleasent to get addicted to the "Love Hina" series of anime (see my previous thread). I spent 13 hours on Saturday and watched all 27 episodes of the anima, and I spent the entire day Sunday to read the manga where the anime left to the end of the last translated volume. Needless to say, this was terrible for me today, since I had rushed through homework so much that I really didn't get anything the teachers said.
Even today, the images of the characters from the series still randomly popup in my head...
Therefore, I am planning to try another one of those hyponisis sessons tonight (I find it only works when I'm really drowsy and can focus well) to get rid of my addicition (ie. repeating "It's only fiction, it's not real, and it will never be real", etc...) to the series. I might also try to get rid of my game playing-habit and study more...
What do you think about psycoanalysis and addiction?
