In this post I am going to address the question of why addicts use drugs. I am gearing this post ultimately toward those who, quite understandably, stand by in complete and nauseating disbelief as someone they love keeps using drugs or drinking alcohol even though the use is directly and obviously dismantling their life. I will not address the brain chemistry behind the process, here, but will aim...

Here I am going to describe perception and the importance that it has on any given person’s experience of reality. I’m also going to explain the reasons that reality, itself, is very subjective. It is important, in any discussion, to define or at least discuss terms, so let’s start there. Reality is an illusive term that is supposed to refer to a state that is real, or to that which...