Addiction in Society

Addiction—the thematic malady for our society—entails every type of psychological and societal problem.

by Stanton Peele, Ph.D., J.D.

Mindfulness in Addiction and Film

By Stanton Peele on October 17, 2009 in Addiction in Society

Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are - captured in Spike Jonze's ingenious film version - is a brilliant example of the psychological-Buddhist therapeutic technique of mindfulness.

who were the wild things?

Submitted by luke on October 18, 2009 - 8:59am.

I really wanted to see this movie but I wasn't sure why until I was there. I always identified with Max, and the movie made it clear for me. My interpretation of the wild things was that they represented Max's personalities, they "were" Max. Warm, Angry, Frustrated, Shy. He identified most with the frustrated one that didn't understand why they couldn't all live together in harmony. He was the king that wanted to build a home for all his feelings. It wasnt until he could see himself through all these personalities that he was ready to go home. Maybe I'm reading too much into it but that is what I got out of it.

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Stanton Peele, Ph.D., J.D., has been researching and treating addiction since he wrote Love and Addiction (1975). He also wrote 7 Tools to Beat Addiction.

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