Thanks Grace. I don't know if you've read "The War of Art" Steven Pressfield talks of resistance and how it all comes from inside the writer. I think there were three things that finally came together in my head to open this door.....as I know I've heard the same stuff many times...The trigger of course was 1) this NPR Interview, but it was also that I'd just re-read 2) The War of Art yesterday and have been 3) working on a number of short pieces and poetry several of which have to do with drugs, addictions, etc.
[ and here is a Stephen King interview where he speaks of Writing as self-hypnosis ]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ELlianFnL0