A week or so ago I went to the grocery store during lunch
and I thought- I want something really bad for me. A comfort food that is still
Vegan, most likely made out of chemicals that my body will reject eventually.
Something sugary sweet. I settled on Oreos.
People have been stopping at my desk all week to ask for a
couple. Thing is, these Oreos are addicting. I can’t just have one, I have
to have 4 or 5 every time I open the pack. I know they are bad for me, but I
can’t stop!!
A co-worker of mine comes over, knowing I’m Vegan, and says
he’s surprised I’m even eating them! “Do you even know what’s in those?!”. I do
actually, I've made this horrible decision to eat them all on my own...I think. I want to see what others have to say about it so I googled, “What
are in Oreos”. By some WEIRD alignment
of the universe, this article pop’s up at the top- This Cocaine Tastes Like Oreos
posted just last night!!
It's a great article that speaks not only about the
horrible ingredients in Oreos, but how corporations design them to be addicting chemically
and THEN a step further in saying corporations/media make you think, not only
do they have some mysterious power over you, but that you are in fact weaker
than whatever it is you are addicted to. Essentially it's a cop out for you-
"I can't quit eating/smoking/drinking because the media told me that these
are addicting and addictions are hard to break". You agree with this
because you can’t seem to stop and unfortunately, most of us seek sources outside of ourselves to pin the blame on.
Turns out, YOU ARE NOT WEAK! You have a brain that can
outsmart a corporations campaign to make you think you are addicted to
something. You’re not being chained down and forced to do whatever it is you
do. Really, you’ve been essentially brainwashed.
LOVE YOURSELF! BREAK YOUR ADDICTIONS!
