The Habit of Avoiding Pain — The Dynamics of Addiction
9 min readMar 13, 2024
“All compulsions become slaveries.” Osho
Your human brain is probably the first wonder of the world! Tens of billions of cells with zillions of connections, buzzing with activity that allows you to read these words from anywhere on the planet. In fact, part of the buzzing is the process of verbalizing, putting words on experiences and events. We can call this activity…