Comments on: Abstinence from what? (Part 2) http://www.waysofresistance.com/abstinence-from-what-part-2/20 fostering conversation, rambling on, occasionally ranting Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:36:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: jason http://www.waysofresistance.com/abstinence-from-what-part-2/20#comment-37 jason Sat, 10 May 2008 00:35:48 +0000 http://www.waysofresistance.com/abstinence-from-what-part-2/20#comment-37 Jason, You're right...my professor actually wrote a response on this paper saying that she was a bit surprised at how similar my abstinence from TV/movies was to the actual cycle of addiction for controlled substances--though with no (obvious) physical addiction. I've always believed that media (i.e., the stories we tell about ourselves) can/does shape meaning for our lives. And that, my friend, is one very powerful message (and sensation!). Jason,

You’re right…my professor actually wrote a response on this paper saying that she was a bit surprised at how similar my abstinence from TV/movies was to the actual cycle of addiction for controlled substances–though with no (obvious) physical addiction. I’ve always believed that media (i.e., the stories we tell about ourselves) can/does shape meaning for our lives. And that, my friend, is one very powerful message (and sensation!).

]]> By: Jason http://www.waysofresistance.com/abstinence-from-what-part-2/20#comment-34 Jason Fri, 09 May 2008 02:40:30 +0000 http://www.waysofresistance.com/abstinence-from-what-part-2/20#comment-34 Jason, thanks for sharing a journal of your struggle to abstain from watching the tube and movies. It funny, but it is so hard to let go of the little pleasures in life when you want to do so -- even if it be for a short time. Jason, thanks for sharing a journal of your struggle to abstain from watching the tube and movies. It funny, but it is so hard to let go of the little pleasures in life when you want to do so — even if it be for a short time.

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