More than once I have wondered whether I am addicted to work.
In his book, Addiction & Grace, psychiatrist Gerald May describes addictions as "attachments," coming from the french word attache, which means to be nailed to something. He believes that we are nailed to our addictions--drugs or alcohol, sex or relationships, work or even our 'self-image'--because we refuse or are afraid to admit our need of grace. Because we will not humble ourselves to acknowledge both our humanness and our brokenness, we desperately seek to control our lives.
In his book, Addiction & Grace, psychiatrist Gerald May describes addictions as "attachments," coming from the french word attache, which means to be nailed to something. He believes that we are nailed to our addictions--drugs or alcohol, sex or relationships, work or even our 'self-image'--because we refuse or are afraid to admit our need of grace. Because we will not humble ourselves to acknowledge both our humanness and our brokenness, we desperately seek to control our lives.
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