Fixated attention

What is attention? Attention is a very important quality of life. The addict has got into an unfortunate state in which their attention has become fixated on one desire – the next drink, the next hit, or the next whatever it is. That’s a fixated attention. Because it’s fixated on the wrong thing, and a destructive thing, it messes up your whole life – your marriages, your relationships, your work, and everything. Because the other things you should be giving your attention to, you can’t because of this fixation.

Grace at Work by Laurence Freeman OSB