The Mindful Addict

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Tom Catton. The Mindful Addict

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The Mindful Addict

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That first trip I stayed in Hawaii for a month, just surfing and lying on the beach. I spent the summer months back in California at Malibu Beach doing more of the same—surfing and getting high. I returned to Hawaii for a second trip in December of 1962 for another month of surfing.

Despite my love for the ocean, during that period of time in Santa Monica, including the two trips to Hawaii, I became hopelessly lost. The drugs had already quit working, but I continued to use them. The feelings of self-doubt, fear, and separation had returned. Getting high was no longer effective in deadening my emotional pain.

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