Addiction Quote by Gerald G. May

Addiction is a relationship, a pathological relationship in which... obsession replaces people.

— Patrick Carnes

“The mind states of liking and disliking can take up permanent residency in us, unconsciously feeding addictive behaviors in all domains of life. When…

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

“Desire also creates a sense of attachment in the mind. Not only are we attached to our way of thinking and of seeing the…

— Gyalwa Dokhampa

“If there was obsession here—a dominant persistent desire—then it was the desire to lose ourselves in one another. The only problem is that one…

— Ella Frank

“..begin by talking about the kind of existentialist chaos that exists in our own lives and our inability to overcome the sense of alienation…

— Cornel West

“Addicts can clearly know they need to stop and cannot. Despite the consequences they continue high-risk behavior. They become so obsessed with the behavior…

— Patrick J. Carnes

We cannot be free of nagging desires through suppression. This is like trying to keep a rubber boat beneath the water. But we remove…

— Vernon Howard

At every stage, addiction is driven by one of the most powerful, mysterious, and vital forces of human existence. What drives addiction is longing--a…

— Cornelius Plantinga

An addiction is an obsession. something that takes over your mind and your every thought.

— Delaney Ridnour

Addiction is craving fulfillment from something that cannot provide fulfillment. In this sense it is not different than the basic mechanism of ignorance that…

— Deepak Chopra

There are many objects of desire, and therefore many desires. Some are born with us, hunger, yearning, and pride of place, and some are…

— Guy Davenport

Addiction is an increasing desire for an act that gives less and less satisfaction

— Aldous Huxley