Dependence
The PIG (the Problem of Immediate Gratification) is a defining feature of incentive use disorders. Individuals suffering the negative consequences of their excessive appetites want immediate gratification of the desire …
Hypnosis & Suggestion
Habits of thinking need not be forever. One of the most significant findings in psychology in the last twenty years is that individuals can choose the way they think.
Attachment to Outcomes
Do not become attached to the things you like;
do not maintain aversion to the things you dislike.
Sorrow, fear, and bondage come from one’s likes and dislikes.
–Buddha
Will Power and the PIG
The PIG says, “The closer you are to the incentive the stronger is its influence.”
Intoxication & Myopia
This post is written in large type for our myopic readers.
Meth, Coke, & Sham Reward
Positive reinforcement is intrinsically corrupting. The more reinforcing a stimulus is the more a person is willing to sacrifice to re-experience it. Cocaine and amphetamine are the most reinforcing stimuli …