proposes we have an innate desire to alter our conscious mind and evidence is found as early as childhood.
Do you remember spinning round and round till you were so dizzy you just dropped on the floor and watched the room spin? I DO. i’d do it just because i thought it was fun and entertaining to see the room spin, despite the nausea afterwards. These were the early experiences we had of altered consciousness. Other methods were used as well like sniffing sharpies or house hold cleaning products, even choking to the point of unconsciousness (look up the choking game). As we grew older we found newer and stronger ways to do it (alcohol, marijuana, heroin, etc.).
he compares this innate need to sexual tension; we need to do it to relieve this inner tension and it makes us feel good.
Interesting read, and a different approach to drugs. Not sure how I feel about it yet.
To those who pay attention to my tumblr, what is your take on drugs? Why do YOU think people use drugs (recreationally, not for medical reasons)?
