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Over :HM> veterans will be on the West (ieorgia campus for the next
two weeks. They are participating in Veteran’s Administration
seminars.
Joggers Are Addicts
Says Dr. Glasser
BY CAREY SMITH
The habitual jogger, meditator,
or hike rider is an addict, ac
cording to Dr. William Glasser.
A psychiatrist, Dr. Glasser is
head of the Education Training
Center in Los Angeles, and
president of the Institute for
Reality Therapy. He recently
lectured to a West Georgia
College audience of about 400 on
what he calls positive addiction,
the problems of a person who
considers himself a failure, and
the reality therapy method of
psychiatry.
The “positive addict,” ac
cording to Dr. Glasser, is a
person who does something he
chooses to do. for a certain
amount of time, that does not
require great concentration.
“It can be a challenge, but
when one is jogging or
meditating, his mind wanders
This gives a person more
imaginative power. His mind is
unencumbered,” he pointed out.
According to Dr. Glasser, there
are four alternatives for the
tailing person. He may either
become disruptive very
emotional, insane, or else “get
sick."
“When a child becomes
disruptive in class, or an adult
Ivecomes an alcoholic, both are,
in a sense, admitting failure,”
said Dr. Glasser.
In explanation. Dr. Glasser
said the failing child will “share”
his problems by becoming
disruptive in class. An adult may
become depressed to gain at
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tention. A person who considers
himself a failure might decide to
“go into another world,” and go
insane, or else he might be
stricken with a psychosomatic
illness.
Dr. Glasser said that the
alternative of self-induced illness
was the most popular one
“Psychosomatic illness is the
most painful of the four, because
the drugs that are given to reduce
pain really do more harm than
the original ache. Drugs do not
change the position the person is
in, he is still a failure,” said Dr
Glasser.
The famed psychiatrist ad
vocated reality therapy and
explained the treatment process.
“The first thing Ido when I
am treating a patient is become
involved with him. Then I find
out what he is doing, if he likes it.
and if it makes him happy. If not.
I help him make a plan to help
himself, and then make a com
mitment to it. If the patient does
not follow through with the plan. I
don’t ask him why, and I don’t
punish him. Instead, the patient
will make another commitment,
and I ask him to try again.”
Dr. Glasser stressed the im
portance of avoiding the past,
and said that it was one of the
main things to forget when
practicing reality therapy.
The conference, called a “Day
with Glasser”, was sponsored by
the West Georgia Educational
Development Program under the
direction of Dr. Homer Coker,
associate professor of education.
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