The worst addictions are the ones that give instant gratifications. There is no intense instant reward with an athlete getting up at 5 am to train, it's the opposite, its delayed gratification, and that delayed gratification is not even a sure thing. Athletes have the choice to train, True Addicts are so addicted to the instant reward that they become powerless in front of addiction... if they try to control it alone.
Agree the worst addictions are the instant rewards. Sounds motivational from a gym mind of which I have (nowhere near yours) but from a science perspective it’s all chasing chemical reactions in the brain so bro there just ain’t much difference but perspective. Junkies are on trains every morning going to purchase that reward/gratification to avoid dope sick. And you see countless ‘fit & healthy’ folks that are juice junkies so brains are complex yet consistent
That's not entirely true. Some people are addicted to the feeling of working out, I think it was Arnold Schwarzenegger who likened it to cumming. That is instant gratification.
I'm currently trying to give up alcohol. It's a real struggle. I've been secretly drinking heavily for over a year. I went back to the gym today and didn't go to the pub. One day at a time. I'm really struggling. I drink most nights until I pass out. My wife doesn't know. I feel so weak and alcohol is so addictive and I enjoy it. But I'm using it all the time and I don't know how to stop. I feel like something is wrong with me. I adore my wife, my 3 year old daughter, I own my house and I have my own business. I've got nothing to complain about so I don't understand why I feel the need to drink bottles and bottles of wine every night until I pass out.
@@StrongerThanBigfoot Thanks, proud of you! That half life is no joke! I took subs for a few months (only 4mg) & slowly tapered off of them because I knew they would be hard to kick.
True. Hopefully he'll come back to youtube after his contract ends with Spotify but I wont hold my breath. Its free but I guess he still lost some audience on RU-vid.
Michael Jordan on the JRE would break the internet. I think Joe not being a basketball fan would actually help the interview because he would ask questions that we haven’t heard the answers to before.
I’m an alcoholic and I’ve been sober for 31 months as of yesterday. I always thought the first year would be the hardest and then I’d be on easy street. But it’s still hard. Every single day I want to drink. That desire is always there and I wonder if it will ever truly go away.
It’s been over 12 years for me, if I said I never had the urge it would be a lie, the benefits of not drinking will slowly outweigh it, I don’t even know you but I can say this, you haven’t drank in 31 months that’s 31 months longer than 99% of people out there with a problem, your part of the 1% your capable of moving mountains and you’ve proved it, your killing it man, and also it does get easier, your doing great Anthony 👍
I really resonated to the part when Joe started talking about having a natural sense of awe in nature/largeness of the world. I feel my best when I’m hiking, at the beach, or anywhere with natural beauty
absolutely... I kept relapsing while in AA and meetings it wasnt until I took up painting outside and travelling outdoors and spending that time in nature that i was able to put together 12 years of sobriety
@@sebastiaanmaure6434 i once had a 3000 dollar trip to paris i paid for but instead stayed up the whole night shooting coke into my foot and it swelled up like a balloon and i was so messed up i couldnt even make it to the airport. Yea coke sucks, nature is better
I recently watched his interview with Tyson Fury and this applies to very well to Tyson's drastic slump after attaining his goal of defeating the fighter that had been in his sight for so long.
Watched a documentary about Avicii a musician who achieved everything he ever wanted by his 20's. He stopped touring and they showed him rich af going on holidays with mates in beautiful places but he cut his own throat with a wine bottle before he reached 30. Looked to me like he should have been fulfilled and happy but nothing could ever compare to achieving your wildest dreams
@@Yom_Bristol Everyone's addicted to something (or someone). After a few decades, if you're (ironically) wise... it *ALL* becomes old news, and one realizes that it's all meaningless. Even whomever is at your side when you're about to die, because... let's face it: There's not going to be anyone *special* when Death rolls around! 😁 Everyone will have abandoned you by then. 💪😎🤟 It's just the nature of narcissists (aka humans).
Joe "I have a friend that wants to know if archery, jiu jitsu, hunting, pool, Quake, podcasting, comedy writing, elk meat consumption and sauna are addictions."
This sounds nuts but I have a few family members who are seriously addicted to fitness!!! It really is an addiction. I guess there’s worse things to be addicted to.
it's not a disease, It's a mind set and is being pushed hard by big pharma and science so you can take more of their poison and feel good about being totally lost, They want you lost and medicated while massaging your fragile ego. WAKE UP USA, YOU DONT HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT
@@dontbetreadin4777 totally ignorant and wrong. it is clearly an imbalance in the brain. that is not a "mind set". I can tell you have never had an addiction. so stop acting like you know everything
Tbh I think we need to draw a line between physical dependence and psychological addiction, although admittedly said line is bound to be severely blurred
Addiction is a horrible thing. I suffered for almost a decade. My vice was opiates. I was a functioning addict at first but towards the end I almost lost everything, including my life. I was even homeless for 4 months. After multiple overdoses I finally got my act together. It was the hardest thing I have ever to do and I lost many people I loved along the way. I try not to dwell on it nowadays but I feel such a deep sadness knowing there are others out there suffering as I did. I wish everyone well who reads this on their journey to sobriety. Things do get better and over time you will find the happiness and joy you thought was non-existent during addiction.
Another strong mental component of addiction is that living in the moment is not where an addict wants to be. They live in the past remorse's and anger (depressive); or in fear of what the future (anxiety) will deliver together with a fantasy future of no problems (cognitive dissonance) . These are pretty good markers during intermittent sobriety of whether one is experiencing the pains of addition.
Agree. Solution was to properly diagnose what is killing people. I do believe prescription opioids were overprescribed but was that the catalyst to the opioid crisis? Not sure I believe that narrative put to work by politicians as a response to Americans overdosing from opioids I believe to be heroin or fentanyl. Drug users or addicts will always go were they can access drugs. Unfortunately doctors have them that opening. They would have used another access point or drug if they had managed prescription opioids properly. The response was extreme and i know for a fact legitimate pain patients are suffering and it looks like overdose deaths are increasing. That tells me prescription opioids was a small part of the opioid crisis. Why the extreme restrictions and not combate illegal opioids? why not have no empathy or compassion for pain patients? Why did states take such drastic measures passing laws stripping doctors of any power to treats patients. Laws much more restrictive than our own cdc opioid prescribing guidelines? I sure hope Americans understand why overdose deaths increased and don’t allow government to take more control and power from the people.
@Steve Laundry... actually, you just described LIFE, to some extent. Granted, severe responses of anxiety, regret, and cognitive dissonance definitely represent bipolar conditions... but... even then, AGAIN: *society rewards these behaviors*! Just look at the previous U.S. president. Clearly RIFE with Anxiety, NPD, BPD, and a GIGANTIC cognitive dissonance which... instead of requiring psychiatric care... WAS AWARDED & REWARDED by equally narcissistic patrons. It's creepy, but... it's *life*! 💪😎🤟 Basically, if you're NOT manic, psychotic, obsessive, arrogant, driven, successful, rich, etc. ... face it: You're NOTHING to society. Nothing. Ignored. A loser. Useless. Worthless. If you're NOT addicted to success... yer done. Sit down, get outta the way. So sayeth society. #healthy!
@@bennettmahan5042 one of the best comments I have seen on here yet. You are right chronic pain patients are suffering and lemke is responsible for it. She should be in jail, and I think very few people should be in jail but she is one of them
i’m 18 & weed + alcohol has controlled my life for the past 3 years. i know it’s not as intense and controlling as some addictions , but i know it’s time to get help before it gets worse👍🏻
I think what she means with not rewarding yourself is that when you accomplish something you should not always reward yourself for that accomplishment. For example you worked overtime and now you’re going to reward yourself with a new watch or something. Instead enjoy the feeling of the accomplishment. Be humble with it. That feeling itself should be the reward. Not something like an ice cream after a run or a bottle of wine. Let the moment pass and be content with. I think that way you stay grounded and are able to continue to focus on accomplishing more things.
i felt cannabis was becoming a negative influence on me. then i decided to grow my own weed and in that i have found a deep appreciation to the plant and the therapeutic benefits to just growing and looking after it. i feel people get addicted when they don't have a positive and healthy relationship to whatever they are addicted to. its not the substance but the approach to the substance. the phone is the most addicting negative thing i can think of.
Addiction to the image of 'not being addicted' is the most substantial one of them all. Social media allows people to project the "image" of what they want to be seen as... but, if you tell the world what you're ACTUALLY like... !!! Oooooh. Bad move. Being ostracized and cajoled will be the next step.
Wow the way she explained the universality of the mental machinery behind addiction (starting at 1:40) was really beautifully said and it helped me become more conscious
Wow this lady is incredible, I thought she was going shove her opinion down my throat, never judge a book by its cover, this lady can help so many people battling with addiction without using prescription drugs, seems like god sent an angel that can stop war on drugs, I didn't think that would ever be possible, but I changed my mind .
@@jfmorache The whole nature of God, or rather the path to enlightenment or "heaven," in most beliefs is usually the attainment of selflessness which is a release from worldly things such as addictions. The reason is because this world is temporary for all of us. Coming to a true understanding and acceptance, not just passing acknowledgement, can really set you on the right path of introspection and extrospection. People say God isn't real, but none of this can be "proven" to be real either. According to science, your whole existence is encapsulated inside your skull. Everything you see, hear, and believe are sensations created inside your mind. This is what science calls consciousness and something it still cannot fully explain. Ultimately, you don't have to look at spirituality or God as beings or things to control you but tools to help you and others. A gun can defend you from a wild animal or kill you in the hands of someone malicious. Religion is the same. Someone can shove it down your throat to control you, or you can search yourself for what you truly believe and set yourself free from the wild animals. There's no magic pill, or magic bullet, life is suffering, but it is also our greatest teacher.
Love the way she explained the addiction process not only for drugs but about every facet of life even athletes.So many people have addictions not related to substance abuse.We always wonder why things as simple as friendships and relationships never work thinking were so perfect and don’t realize some of the problems are do to so called addictions that are supposed to be good for us.
currently smoking my share of grass. i know that weed isn’t physically addictive but just like everything you can become addicted to it. she’s right when she says it’s our desire to control how we feel in the moment. drugs are like the opposite of work lol
weed is physically addictive, people can experience withdrawals such as lack of apetite, stomach sickness, and excessive sweating from weeks to months depending on the individual and how heavy they used
I had a thought about weed being physically addictive. I think the way neurons fire in the brain between themselves is physical addiction. Especially when you smoke daily and all your lifestyle is supported with weed. Well you can call it mental addiction but there are some changes in the brain for sure.
Get a good addiction, like the one that if you keep doing it, you are going to be very successful in some area of life, which then primes you for success in life in general. Like work.
It’s true, Gaming (PC Gaming) destroyed my first marriage. Of course, I stopped when I found out she was cheating but by then, it was too late. That was a very hard lesson to learn because I loved her and the divorce affected our 4 & 3-year-old children. She warned me too but being addicted to gaming 7-8 hours a day! (I’d come home from work at 3:00 and be on the PC until 11:00-midnight, sometimes later) I wasn’t good enough to be a Professional. But, we got along about 2 years after that and she’s since passed away from Leukemia. She was always a GREAT Mom though, God rest her soul.
You were the victim but she tried to vilify you. Ironic if she didn't support you during your medical crisis, I bet she begged for your support during her medical crisis...and you gave it because you were always the better person. I'm sorry for your loss.
I'm personally addicted to video games and I know it. Over the past 10 years, I've spent about $10,000 on games (for PC, Switch, Xbox) and I find myself constantly waiting for the next 'big thing' like a crack addict contemplating their next fix. My biggest problem is that I don't care that I'm addicted. After the end of my 13th relationship when I was 24, I sort of receded into my room and kept playing every single AAA game that came out. My life consisted of the gym and gaming. Now with the pandemic, it's only been about gaming. I'm 28 now and I still won't stop. I don't want to. Maybe it's because I know what will happen if I do -- I'll ask myself "what now?"
@@assassinaria addictions can be good or bad depending on what you’re addicted to and your perception. I’d prefer to be addicted to video games over pain meds and antidepressants that make my penis a gummy worm
I lost my job during the epidemic and I got into gaming very heavily, it’s been almost a year since I worked and I have no desire to even apply for a new one. All I care about is being the most OP in game and let everyone know how cool I am. Shyt is becoming somewhat embarrassing 🤦🏽♂️
It’s tough to fail, slip back, tough on you most of all but it’s also a valuable lesson, a lesson in how important it is to listen to yourself and care for yourself. I’m sure you’re familiar with HALT (hungry, angry, lonely, tired) and how important it is to reach to someone when one or several of these come to play. Good luck man, you can do this!
5 years since i've had a drop of alcohol, never gonna drink again. 25 days off cannabis & cigg after smoking every day for 27 years. Never thought i would manage without it. The first 10 days i had extreme handsweating, angst, depression, insane nightmares craving etc. But i got thru it and all is good now. If you're struggeling with addiction i feel with you. You can do it.
I'm addicted to being fit/lifting weights. I get depressed, feel insecure and tend to stay at home and procrastinate whenever I have the slightest injury and can't workout. It's a double edged sword for me because I will always stay fit throughout my life as long as my body allows it. But if I had stop lifting for whatever reason I will never be able live normally.
That's an addiction to the adrenaline and endorphins associated with working out. Keep going! The world rewards THAT addiction. But you have to be the best, else, you'll be ignored, or, it'll claim that you shouldn't work out too much. BUT... if you're the best, it'll all get the world's stamp of approval! 💪😎🤟 Then, you can work out as much as you like, and everyone will want to 'be like that' too. It's a good way to find followers + sell products, also. 😎
I use to be addicted to working out, but undisciplined in that I trained through injuries; be it at the gym and/or at work. Self medicating is awesome to an extent and then finding balance living with injuries.
How can that be considered a disease? It's like calling Gambling a disease... THis is a mind set, It's an obsessive mind set, Big pharma and science don't want you to know that though...
my parents died when i was very young and they left me $22 mill. age 18 i was full blown drug addict. at age 21 i got addicted to gambling. at age 23 i was homeless. i stoped doing drugs on 9/11/2001. but gambling was the hardest for me. i struggled with gambling addiction till I was 42. Im 46 now and i accomplished more in last 4 years than first 42 years of my life. most importantly I am happy that im still alive.
"-Because when this is over I'm gonna reward myself with X. So it's the way that we bracket our endevours with rewards. And this is just deeply imbedded in our culture. And the control aspect is a big part of the addictive aspect, 'cause 'I'm now gonna control the way I feel when I feel it', which is a very different way of living if you were to eliminate rewards as a way to shape time. If you were to think 'I'm not gonna do anything to reward myself today, I'm just going to get through the day', it totally changes the arc of our experience in the moment." I had to type this brilliance out to make myself remember it better. These words right now are hitting me so hard. All these years I've wanted to be in control of my emotions. Somehow somewhere in the back of my mind I think I sort of knew this all along, just couldn't put it to words. This lady is a gift to our world of pleasure-seeking chaos with her words of wisdom.
It's so true what she said re the comedown after getting injured or otherwise after that long term high of whatever lifestyle activity that pushes up dopamine. Everyone in my family was addicted to substances except for me. I had romantic partners who had addictions to substances. I was pretty successful, as a business owner, and a single mom after my divorce, as well as being on the PTA, bodybuilder, etc. I didn't realize until I became very sick with CFS and fibromyalgia, and had to give up my business and all my activities that that is what I was addicted to. The comedown ( after my initial time of loving the rest and being housebound. The high of the adrenaline of going going going; socializing; recognition; etc was gone, and had to reevaluate my identity
I’ve been addicted to karate, lifting, and now jujitsu. I broke my leg around 18 and it turned my addiction destructive for a while. Set and setting play a lot to how someone like me reacts to life. When people loose hope it’s very hard to deal with the “come down”.
We all lose hope.programed to do it.is it a test or stubborness to not admit.i hope human kind is not getting stupider.but.....then again horses for courses some want blinkers some admit they can't or wish they are the best ....truth is we all make excuses if we or I f up.if anyone's perfect can U help me..lol.money life tax death.i don't like games.. here's to the players 🤕🤔😁🦉.
She's a sophist and a quack, responsible for the opiate overdoses being at all-time highs. Her policies directly caused underprescribing of pain, which sent pain patients to the streets or suicide or life of terrible pain. Now overdoses are higher than ever yet opiates at 20 year low for prescribing. Yet she claims we can't legalize the drugs because the outcome would be bad? She lacks personal responsibility she claims others must have
I can't even describe all the things I went through while drinking. Went to rehab 2x, 1/2 house, then back home. I still slip up.and it seems like it's once every 6mos. Thankfully the amount I drink, during these times, gets less and less. And, I don't continue to drink and try to get back up ,on my feet. I used drugs/alcohol from the time I was 11/12 til 21mos ago. (41 yrs old)
I went undiagnosed with Bi-polar type 2 w/ some schizo stuff, ptsd, etc...,because as an adult ,I thought it was weak to seek out help. I went through a ton of sexual abuse at a very young age, from men and women, relatives and people charged with caring for me. I kept going through bad shit, and at 21, I was drugged and raped by 2 men. I used to escape and feel normal. I am still working on understanding all this stuff and working to be a better version of Me. Mental Health is no joke, and it can lead people to really get lost in addiction. Much love to all those dealing with crazy nonsense
I’m addicted to weed…. I admit it’s an addiction because I really want to stop. But I can’t fight the urge to stop when I’m feeling anxious before work or at home when I’m gaming. Gonna listen to the full episode to hopefully try and understand why Im like this.
We're lost, man, but it's gonna be alright once we find the tunnel we're meant to travel down. Rn we can't even strive for the light cause we're not giving ourselves the tunnel, find your tunnel and get gritty in there
I’ve been addicted to porn for 15 years. I’ve had streaks of freedom from it with extreme discipline for 11 months but fall back somehow. I have a beautiful girlfriend but I still mess around and I’ve seen how it taints my perception and libido. I’ve told myself this is the last time 500 times but Addiction is tough.
For the past 9 years, I've smoke a joint once a month, only during the new moon as our bodies get the best sleep during these days. By limiting myself to once a month, it's become a habit and I don't even think about smoking other than when the new moon approaches. Having that perspective shift can be a really powerful tool to get you past hurdles on difficult subjects you've been thinking about or struggling with. I do, however, see a lot of people that have difficulty with addiction when it comes to smoking. My grandfather and father were both avid smokers so I'm most likely nothing special when it comes to my resistance to addiction, especially considering how obsessed I became about Runescape when I was younger. I've also been trough some pretty shitty times, and never felt the need to smoke more weed. Making a habit out of things really seems to help me pace myself.
The really important kind of freedom involves attention, and awareness, and discipline, and effort, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them, over and over, in myriad petty little unsexy ways, every day
"To really break an addiction you must have a different kind of focus for the mind that must really be all-consuming. It may even look like another addiction. But it must be strong enough to displace and replace what has captivated your mind previously, and what still tends to captivate your mind. Instead of being addicted to a drug, you become addicted to God. You become addicted to the experience of Knowledge within yourself, the deeper intelligence that God has placed within you. You become addicted to serving others. You become addicted to maintaining your health. This new addiction may be temporary but it serves as a bridge." A quote from *The New Message from God*
I want to see Sadhguru on Joe Rogan podcast!! Please Joe make it happen!! It is weird that you have never invited the most influential mind of our time on your podcast. I thank you in advance.
I've learned way more than I ;earned in 16 years of schooling. Now working remote, don't get to listen as much, unfortunately. It's amazing all the stuff I've learned on here, then I tell people and they have no clue
She nails it with when and how that athletic road comes to an end. My knees arthritis ended my ability to run and play hoop. This was made me miserable in my late 20s thus the dirty 30s.
Except I had to turn it off bc this woman would go “yeah, mhmm, right, yeah , yeah, mhhmmm sure, yeah, yes, mhmm, right” literally after every sentence Joe said
The therapeutic value of one addict helping another addict is without parallel. You cannot think or analyze yourself out of a drug addiction. The reason is you cannot fix a broken brain with a broken brain.
I remember during Kobe’s final year in the NBA doing his farewell tour, I felt bad for him. All the sacrifices he made for the game it honestly felt like he was dying, because who was Kobe without basketball? It wasn’t until about 2018/2019 when he started doing interviews when i realized he had a great life outside of basketball.
4 years 7 months sober myself from alcohol.. life still just feels so dull and boring without it though. like i feel i can't find the same level of enjoyment no matter what i do and i know i don't ever want to go back to where i did get that enjoyment from
Given up on this episode. An hour in and Joe won’t stop talking about himself when there’s probably millions of people who would benefit from this discussion if he just got over himself for a minute.
The I'm an addict because I was addicted to video games in the very beginning made me turn it off. It really pissed me off. What a joke. I like him but sometimes he's fuckin clueless.
@@deleted5876 I this case, he should just call himself an Addict, not a moron. As someone who has dealt with many addicts over time, there is a phase when things are 'good' where you just can't reach them. Where they just don't see the addiction and long term cost of their extreme behavior because its 'good' right now. Its like the vampire myth, they can't see themselves in the mirror but everyone else can't take their eyes off them even as they are being drained.
It does get better about half way....I like Joe but he was trying to make himself out to be a macho hero and everyone else is weak.....he doesn't have a destructive, addictive personality in the slightest so he wouldn't be able to relate. She should be talking to someone like Russel Brand about this, not Joe Rogan.
This changed a perception of addiction. As I was listening this episode I was pondering how similar is obsession and addiction. If you say I'm addicted to workout or obsessed with workout.
Absolutely everyone is addicted to something. Anyone who attempts to purport otherwise is CLEARLY addicted to 'projecting an image'. Only question is which images are ACCEPTED by society. If you're financially successful... all is forgiven and you'll be popular. If you're sexually successful... all is legit, everyone will follow you. If you're athletically successful... you'll definitely be worshipped. If you're none of those, and instead, you like to take it easy... HAH! You're a FAILURE. Your voice counts for less. You need to find a REAL job. One that pays well. Also, get taller. Work out. But only do drugs if they make you more productive. Otherwise, they're bad and wrong. Unless you make money selling them... in which case, you're financially successful! CONGRATS! 😁
I have found a great way to cut down on my alcohol consumption is just to not spend money on it, period. If one of my buddies offers me a beer, sure, but I haven’t spent money on alc for 11 days and counting. Dramatically reduced my spending and consumption, feeling so much better.
I grew up in Santa Rosa CA. My dad worked at the Press Democrat the town's newspaper. About 15 times a year. He'd Get home from work. Tell somebody in the house. Tell your mom in going to Lake Tahoe see you after work tomorrow. Grab some clothes.He drive the 400 + miles one way play 21 Till he had to go to be back at work. He'd come walking threw the door the next day. I ask how ya do.? He say broke even up 1000. Up 300. Never heard him say he lost.He took care of he family. Addiction ? Maybe if it's interfering with your life. Made him happy. Peace Pop's!
Oh many a tale of waking up at 3am shivering and going into DTs walking around the house pretending im swinging a golf club. so many broken vases. give me a break.
being "addicted" to positive things is hardly addictive as the rewards are readily apparent whereas being addicted to something detrimental is just the opposite and therefore is actually a true addiction. being hyper focused on winning and succeeding is simply discipline.
Yep. Wonder if dogs would be considered addicts by Dr. Lembke? They are completely trained and motivated by rewards (food/praise), and they are trained to become elite in their fields (K9/Military/Agility/etc.) - almost all aspects of life are motivated by some type of reward. As a Christian my goal is to please and bring honor to God. Even someone practicing Buddhism, aim to eliminate desire and attachment in the hope of being rewarded with attaining nirvana.
@@monzie8123 oh, well if you're trying to get super technical then you could only say that about those things that in and of themselves cause one to become addicted, which hard work would not fall under as it requires discipline..
I will almost always find something informative and entertaining on this podcast. Being on Spotify has allowed Joe to have an open platform without mostly any censorship and his openness to have people on from every walk of life makes it more enriching and entertaining.
Been struggling with alcohol for 10 years. Im almost 30. I feel like a part of the addiction is not being understood. Being misunderstood is something I can control. As opposed to so many people having opinions of me I never manifested in the first place. My sister is the closest person I know. But when I talk to her, I know she doesn't get it. I feel bad every time I try to explain it. Knowing, that her answer is just to get over it. If the people closest too me, came to me with this level of knowledge. i wonder if Id need it at all. if I was understood as having this addiction because of XYZ, would I then try and prove that, that's not me. Control is so right. All I want is control. But having none is in a way a control because when I try I'm subjected to others dominance of me.
Addiction is repetitively doing/consuming something in an uncontrolled, spontaneous & compulsive way that is likely doing you harm. Discipline is planned & coordinated task-completion/practice with a long-term goal of making you 'better'. There is no fine-line between these two concepts. Rogan saying his friends are 'addicted to golf' lacks understanding.
So would limiting how often I hit my vape be a form of self control? Like for instance when I work ill tell myself not to hit it for atleast an hour or 2, mainly to get a good buzz. The longer I wait the better the buzz. Idk
Addiction occurs when we try to replicate a past experience. Fresh joyful experiences come to us spontaneously, when we least expect them. Children feel this way all the time. They don’t hold on to experiences. Adults, on the other hand, try to grasp onto precious experiences with their mind and keep and preserve them. The effort of trying to replicate a past joy, a past experience keeps us detached from the fresh moment in the present. In my experience, this is also linked to depression. A depressed person may constantly live in the memories of past joys, thinking, “Life will never be as happy for me.. Those days are over.. Now, life is completely dull” We have great examples such as Joe Rogan to learn from! The guy is living life