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Marijuana, technology, gaming, energy drinks, anti-anxiety & depression medications, texting, tweeting, sleep medications, alcohol, marketing, media, consumerism, caffeine, smart phones, vaping, politics, social media...these have all become forms of self-medication, with a declining number of people knowing where their "center point" of…
Marijuana, technology, gaming, energy drinks, anti-anxiety & depression medications, texting, tweeting, sleep medications, alcohol, marketing, media, consumerism, caffeine, smart phones, vaping, politics, social media...these have all become forms of self-medication, with a declining number of people knowing where their "center point" of energy even is. These things are not "bad," but because they are being used in excess, it is of critical concern. No matter what the substance or medication, if we are using something(s) every day - multiple times a day - to alter the way we feel, to alter our emotions...we need to ask ourselves...why? Moreover, we need to ask ourselves, why is it our society - has not only normalized this, but is allowing and promoting this level of self-medication, diversion, and distraction...and what it is costing us?
It’s hard not to stack up all the ways to self-numb/fly away and wonder if there was a long term plan afoot. Especially if you add fentanyl to the list. Sure, weed may arguably be at the lower end of the consciousness-altering scale but the desire to forget or enhance or need to feed a demon all share a common cause - ‘Something is missing’.
To this point, as Buddha once said, satisfying desires is like drinking saltwater. Freedom from desire - also translated as ‘contentment’ - these days is not even recognised as.... desirable. 🤣