Licking the Razor's Edge (2015)
Recognizing the hidden addictions that bind you, … to then set your True Self free
Recognizing the hidden addictions that bind you,
… to then set your True Self free
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RECOGNIZING YOUR OWN ADDICTION to INFORMATION<br />
As with any o<strong>the</strong>r addiction, treatment first requires recognition. After all, we cannot<br />
release our unhealthy behaviors and replace <strong>the</strong>m with healthier ones if we do not know<br />
how those behaviors manifest <strong>the</strong>mselves in our everyday lives. Keeping this in mind,<br />
consider <strong>the</strong> following questions:<br />
*Do you check your emails “first thing” in <strong>the</strong> morning?<br />
*Do you check your email more than once a day?<br />
*Do you feel agitated or stressed or anxious after watching a news program?<br />
*Do you have difficulty turning off your television or your laptop before going to bed?<br />
*Do you have difficulty sleeping after turning off your television or laptop?<br />
*Do you interrupt or ignore conversations to be able to hear “breaking news”?<br />
*Do you tune-in to 24-hour news stations more than you watch intermittent news<br />
programs?<br />
*Do you feel agitated if you feel like you don’t know what is happening in <strong>the</strong> world?<br />
*Do you want to know all “important news” as soon as it happens?<br />
*Would you ra<strong>the</strong>r watch a bad reporter on an unreliable news program than no reporter<br />
or no program at all?<br />
*Do you regularly focus on <strong>the</strong> world’s pains, crises, tragedies and problems? Do you<br />
feel that <strong>the</strong> world is a “mess”, or that things are “headed to Hell in a hand-basket”?<br />
*Do you have difficulty behaving calmly during stressful situations?<br />
*Do you respond to hateful actions and “evil deeds” with anger more than compassion?<br />
*Do you snap at o<strong>the</strong>rs when annoyed by <strong>the</strong>m?<br />
*Do you feel anxious or paranoid when visiting <strong>the</strong> “bad parts of town”?<br />
*Do you find ways to bring up news topics while hanging out with your friends?<br />
*Do you ever cancel or delay going to a social engagement in order to watch an<br />
“important story” on <strong>the</strong> news?<br />
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