We are all addicts!

Like it or not, we are driven by chemicals in our bodies and brains.  Some occur naturally and some are artificial.  The “triggers” may be somethings that we see, hear, eat, drink, inhale, inject, touch or even intangible thinks like thoughts, beliefs, imagination etc..  It really does not matter, the results are the same; our body and mind releases chemicals which causes us to react in various ways.  With any addiction there is an illusion of control and the denial that accompanies it.  If we are all addicted to various things and cannot objectively recognise and control them, then we are “out of control.”  But, how do we know it?  We have to rely on “third party” observation and hope that they are right and that we can do something about it.  The varied actions that we perform daily in response to chemical triggers are numerous and our inability to understand why we do some things that seem irrational or rational becomes subjective.  That is why a “madman” may only seem so to the observer, but not be self evident.  So do we really go about our daily lives with a degree of oblivion to reality?  We must, thanks to the addiction that we all have!