OreNO!

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! 

 I'm not going to feel bad for falling prey to this- everything in moderation- but I am going to toss the rest of these in the trash.