It is almost as if you have a radio with all stations available. You can also choose to turn off the radio, and all the noise disappears. In meditation that is what happens, a meditator simply disconnects the radio. Yet people become addicted to stations. Slowly, a person becomes fixed on a particular station.
People become addicted to their thoughts.
Your thoughts become your reality, and you believe yourself to be a helpless victim. These are all tricks, strategies to avoid seeing the fundamental law of life. When you are suffering you look for explanations. There are so many beautiful explanations. However, at each minute you are in control.