Hormone addiction?

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Yet, after knowing many aspects of

*flow*, after tasting it several time,

at times even lasting more than 2-3

weeks, after experiencing its Clarity

and Peace- I still saw myself falling

to the old pattern of behavior!

 

And, that got me thinking about

something else - *addiction*!

 

I had seen many of my friends following a

'diet plan', getting very lean and

energetic, raving about it and staying

on it for some time and again going

back to the old pattern of eating and

gaining weight. I have seen many of

them going through several episodes of

these cycles.

 

I have heard/read people going through

similar recovery/re-addiction cycle

with nicotine and many other drugs.

 

I wondered if we are similar addicted

to *thinking*... and, especially to a

particular kind of thinking that each

of us [are somewhat uniquely] addicted

to.

 

Stress, fear, mental pain, jealousy,

guilt, shame, anger, rage, sex,

romantic love, pride, vanity, violence,

aggression each of them are related to

particular set of hormones.

 

Hormones are known to have chemical

composition quite similar to *drugs*!

We even use terms like *high on

adrenaline*, *high on testosterone*!

People are said to be addicted to

danger sports like car racing, cliff

hanging, and mountain climbing.

 

Further, it is research and documented

that many people seem to *recreate* the

experiences of their childhood in their

relationships as adult i.e. if someone

has had an *abusive* childhood he/seems

to repeatedly get into abusive

relationships! Many people who have

been victim of violence in childhood

seem to become a perpetuator of it or a

victim of it in their adult life!

 

I wondered if we are seeing a *hormone

addiction*, here!