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Subject: Drug compulsion

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Merv

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Date Posted: 20:54:17 01/10/04 Sat

In "How to conquer negative emotions" there is a chapter
which deals with acknowledging that your problems are
compulsions. We don't make choices to do things but we
are compelled to do things. Our problems begin when we
try to solve our own problems(playing God) instead of
seeking understanding.

So let's put this into context of a person who has a
drug problem. When you see you are addicted you shouldn't
struggle to overcome the addiction. But just see you are
under a compulsion.

Now my question is: If you just observe the addiction,
what is it you are suppose to understand? Are you suppose
to seek what caused the addiction and understand the
things leading up to the addiction?
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Merv: When you see that the drugs are preventing you from growing and you want to grow, they will give you up. The suffering or conflict that the drugs are covering has to be seen for what it is in order for it to be resolved. This cannot happen if you are escaping from it. In other words, awareness is needed to resolve the problem. Drugs defeat awareness. Which do you want?

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