The Trainspotting and Trainspotting T2 saga that I explored again recently made me look again at my position in the addition spectrum.
People criticise Trainspotting and its sequel, I thought both films were a work of art and did what movies are supposed to do and made me stop, think, question, re assess and inspire.
The ‘choose life’ monologues in both films are so powerful but the message from the second film about accepting that your are an addict saying “be addicted to something else” is one of the most powerful things I have seen for ages.
Some while ago I invested the WHO definition of addiction and the behaviours associated with it. It was bizarre to apply that to some aspects of my life, I clearly show at least 4 out of the 7 categories of addiction.
What is interesting though is if you use that prism to view the people around you, you see how many people around you are addicted to so many things without realising. So it’s worth considering what the common ‘acceptable’ addictions are that we see each other everyday.
It’s ok to be an addict but probably better to know where you are and do it out of ‘choice’ rather than unconsciously as something driven by society.
Blog post number: 1369