Brain chemicals. I sometimes do recreational drugs, but I know the emotions and thoughts I experience are artificial forms of what I could create myself in a sober state of mind.
I myself- practice avoidance, (social anxiety, approach anxiety) Basically I'm ADDICTED to comfort and safety, I am also a binge eater, so being on keto for 5 months, I kicked my sugar cravings AKA Christian Cocaine
What goes up must come down. That being said people with lots of trauma and abuse and loneliness turn to drugs, porn, sex, food, internet, tv, etc... anything to escape from their mental prison.
I always weigh the pros and cons and the depression and Anxiety and longterm effects that will inevitably ensue. If you can be mindful, that any "comedown" or "craving" you experience is coming then you can be more prepared for it.
With the exception of "THE UNHOLY TRINITY" - Crack-Cocaine, Meth, and Heroin.
(66%) chance you are addicted and fucked for life if you shoot that shit in your veins.
(66% chance it Immediately changes the chemical composition of the dopamine and how it is processed in your brain)
Addicts are only addicts because they are trying to numb their pain and hide from their trauma. And let's be honest drugs are not the only addicting or commonly abused thing, just the most accepted.
Did you know, Cocaine, Sugar, and Cheese, both light up the same reward areas of the brain.
(the former is just harder, with more side effects)
So at the end of the day, the vices we practice and the ones we seek out are only masking a bigger, darker and much more serious issue.
However, ALL THINGS IN MODERATION, INCLUDING MODERATION