Jim Morrison's Substance Use Disorder
No One Here Gets Out Alive: Jim Morrison’s Substance Use Disorder
Douglas M. Nowik
Northeastern Illinois University
The Diagnosis Of Jim Morrison: Substance Use Disorder
Psychodynamic View Of Substance Use Disorder Psychodynamic theorists believe that people suffering from substance use disorders have intense dependency needs that can be traced to persons early years in childhood. The theory states that it is due to a lack of parental nourishment, which ultimately hinders the child’s development and leads them later in life to look for outside support, such as an illegal substance or alcohol. In order to best relate this theory to Jim Morrison, there are a few key aspects of his childhood take into account.
Father …show more content…
It is evident from this statement that Jim did not want to talk about his childhood because the thoughts caused him great pain. This pain, I believe, is the main factor for his substance use disorder. Jim used alcohol and illegal substances throughout his life to quiet and submerge the painful memories of his childhood. The constant moving in Jim’s childhood meant that he learned to make new friends quickly, but he also learned not to get too close. This learned inability to open up and trust people caused Jim to feel disconnected from society and his peers. I believe that this detachment from peers and society at an early age caused him to seek other ways of connecting with people, which he did by taking drugs to disorient and disorganize his consciousness and bury his inability to …show more content…
The Morrison family was driving through the desert in New Mexico, when they came upon a horrific car accident. A truckload of Indian workers had been hit by another car, and as a result, there were Indians scattered all over the highway bleeding to death. Jim recalled the event in an interview years later, “all I saw was funny red paint and people lying on the ground, but I knew something was happening because I could dig the vibrations of my parents that were next to me, and all of the sudden I realized that they didn’t know what was happening any more than I did” (Prochnicky & Riordan, 1991, p. 26). Jim elaborated and went on to say “That was the first time I tasted fear and I do think, at that moment, the souls or ghosts of those dead Indians were just running around, freaking out, and leaped into my soul and I was like a sponge, ready to just sit there and absorb it… and they’re still in there” (Prochnicky & Riordan, 1991, p.
Douglas M. Nowik
Northeastern Illinois University
The Diagnosis Of Jim Morrison: Substance Use Disorder
Psychodynamic View Of Substance Use Disorder Psychodynamic theorists believe that people suffering from substance use disorders have intense dependency needs that can be traced to persons early years in childhood. The theory states that it is due to a lack of parental nourishment, which ultimately hinders the child’s development and leads them later in life to look for outside support, such as an illegal substance or alcohol. In order to best relate this theory to Jim Morrison, there are a few key aspects of his childhood take into account.
Father …show more content…
It is evident from this statement that Jim did not want to talk about his childhood because the thoughts caused him great pain. This pain, I believe, is the main factor for his substance use disorder. Jim used alcohol and illegal substances throughout his life to quiet and submerge the painful memories of his childhood. The constant moving in Jim’s childhood meant that he learned to make new friends quickly, but he also learned not to get too close. This learned inability to open up and trust people caused Jim to feel disconnected from society and his peers. I believe that this detachment from peers and society at an early age caused him to seek other ways of connecting with people, which he did by taking drugs to disorient and disorganize his consciousness and bury his inability to …show more content…
The Morrison family was driving through the desert in New Mexico, when they came upon a horrific car accident. A truckload of Indian workers had been hit by another car, and as a result, there were Indians scattered all over the highway bleeding to death. Jim recalled the event in an interview years later, “all I saw was funny red paint and people lying on the ground, but I knew something was happening because I could dig the vibrations of my parents that were next to me, and all of the sudden I realized that they didn’t know what was happening any more than I did” (Prochnicky & Riordan, 1991, p. 26). Jim elaborated and went on to say “That was the first time I tasted fear and I do think, at that moment, the souls or ghosts of those dead Indians were just running around, freaking out, and leaped into my soul and I was like a sponge, ready to just sit there and absorb it… and they’re still in there” (Prochnicky & Riordan, 1991, p.