Before I went to bed last night I checked my Twitter feed and saw that I had some notifications. It made me feel good about myself that I have been recognized for my recovery, it totally fed my ego, and my desires to have people like me. That is when I remembered how seeing those likes and notifications on social media gives me the same reward as, say, a hit of heroin. They are completely different, yes, but the heroin, and seeing the likes, both give me a reward, dopamine. Essentially, the addiction principal is the same whether I am a drug addict, food addict, sex, too much internet, whatever it may be, I am chasing the reward which is a rush of dopamine. I am a deep, philosophical thinker, so topics like addiction which are so broad and difficult to understand, intrigue me. Any thoughts on this?
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