Addicted

December 5, 2011, 8:17 pmDoctor Psychobabble20 comments

“Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.”

- Carl Jung

Coffin

For the month of December, I am rotating at a VA hospital and learning addiction psychiatry. So far, it is incredibly awesome and I promise to share some great insights soon.

The only problem is that it’s much easier/faster to drive to the hospital instead of walking or subwaying. Or at least I thought. And then today I hit some traffic on the way home and had a realization that I will never be happy inside of a car. I need to walk. I need to breathe the air. And I need to take photos. So, tomorrow I will try out a new route that may involve 6+ miles of walking each day. But at least I’ll have my sanity. Or so I think.

Photo: Me inside my wardrobe during my move. Spooky!

  • Lindeman

    Is addiction a brain disease?  What would Carl Jung say?  Do we want to treat and/or medicate individuals addicted to their ideals?

    • http://doctorpsychobabble.com Dr. Psychobabble

      Addiction is most definitely a brain disease. Carl Jung would probably go off on a philosophical tangent about it, though. Especially if he were alive today. I wouldn’t want to treat someone addicted to their ideals….

      • Empowermenthouse

        Alas, that seems to be an issue with me.

  • Lindeman

    Is addiction a brain disease?  What would Carl Jung say?  Do we want to treat and/or medicate individuals addicted to their ideals?

    • http://doctorpsychobabble.com Dr. Psychobabble

      Addiction is most definitely a brain disease. Carl Jung would probably go off on a philosophical tangent about it, though. Especially if he were alive today. I wouldn’t want to treat someone addicted to their ideals….

      • Empowermenthouse

        Alas, that seems to be an issue with me.

  • jofjord

    Oooh! Saturday is the full moon. Will you rise from your wardrobe as a changed beast? Lindeman, there are some really good ex-Mormon blogs that address your last question. 

    • http://doctorpsychobabble.com Dr. Psychobabble

      you’re the best. :)

  • jofjord

    Oooh! Saturday is the full moon. Will you rise from your wardrobe as a changed beast? Lindeman, there are some really good ex-Mormon blogs that address your last question. 

    • http://doctorpsychobabble.com Dr. Psychobabble

      you’re the best. :)

  • Irwienny Tria

    I am a medical student and taking Addiction as my elective in Jakarta Drug Dependence Hospital. It’s really interesting I think. Here I hear and see about the dark side of life that I thought was just a myth.

    • http://doctorpsychobabble.com Dr. Psychobabble

      so true about the dark side of life. not only does it exist, but i think it’s larger than most of us would like to admit!

      • http://micahwalter.com Micah Walter

        There really is no dark side of life… in fact it’s all dark

  • Irwienny Tria

    I am a medical student and taking Addiction as my elective in Jakarta Drug Dependence Hospital. It’s really interesting I think. Here I hear and see about the dark side of life that I thought was just a myth.

    • http://doctorpsychobabble.com Dr. Psychobabble

      so true about the dark side of life. not only does it exist, but i think it’s larger than most of us would like to admit!

      • http://micahwalter.com Micah Walter

        There really is no dark side of life… in fact it’s all dark

  • Hungry

    Do you believe in an addiction to love?

    • http://doctorpsychobabble.com Dr. Psychobabble

      interesting question. in the strictest sense, yes!

  • Hungry

    Do you believe in an addiction to love?

    • http://doctorpsychobabble.com Dr. Psychobabble

      interesting question. in the strictest sense, yes!