Abusive Past, Addiction and Plato's The Allegory of the Cave

Plato discusses many ideas and theories in his book "The Republic." When reading Plato's philosophies on various things in life including that all humans are innately evil or that we are blinded to how life really is, one tends to wonder if Plato's theories can be applied to life. One article I have written addresses that question on whether or not the Allegory of The Cave could be applied to things in this society. The fact of the matter is that the Allegory of the Cave can be applied today and used in some support groups and help people overcome some obstacles they have to overcome throughout life, from an abusive past to an addictive behavior.

ABUSIVE PAST

Many people who have been abused in any way has a certain outlook on life and how life is like. They see things in the way they were when they were abused. Mental abuse victims seem the world according to what was told them whether it was "no one will love you," "you are worthless," and many more. They go about life thinking that and not expecting anymore from those around them other than being worthless and useless to those who truly love them. Physical abuse and sexual abuse victims see life as something that could hurt them and take advantage of their knowledge, body, or anything else. They tend to shy away from any physical contact for fear that it would be like before.

While abuse victims get out of that abusive situation they need to learn the meaning of things once more like those who broke away from the wall in Plato's theory. It would be as if they are beginning their lives all over again and have re-learn basically everything life has to offer. They have to learn how to act and react to different situations and different people.

ADDICTIONS