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I’m not sure. Addiction seems more like a clock than spoons.

• eurasiantiger 6y ago
  It is a brain disorder: a diagnosable illness where the delta-FosB protein is overexpressed in the prefrontal cortex.
  • travisjungroth 6y ago
    But that doesn’t prove that this story, spoon theory, is “addiction in a nutshell.” Edit: my point is this story doesn’t match what I know about addiction at all. The woman consciously and deliberately allocating her energy (spoons) is not the life of an addict. Addiction is generally a life lived unconsciously. If I was going to put it into spoon terms, it’s that you start your day with 30 spoons. Everything you want to get done that day requires a total of 20. But, you still end up short because you spent most of your spoons on drinking/blow/porn/games and in your moments of lucidity you just think “what the fuck”.
  • pjc50 6y ago
    First I've heard of this. Somewhat contraindicated by the opiate addiction epidemic.
    • eurasiantiger 6y ago
      Opiates, like most drugs, cause overexpression of delta-FosB.