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> This precisely is the difference of having genetic predisposition to addiction, trauma etc. Maybe. Or maybe just the culmination of a series of bad choices.
by eloff 6y ago
> This precisely is the difference of having genetic predisposition to addiction, trauma etc.
Maybe. Or maybe just the culmination of a series of bad choices.
> No, it’s not a choice more than obesity / food addiction is.
That's a choice. Nobody is making you buy the potato chips and cheesecake. Nobody is holding you back from the gym. It might annoy a lot of very fat Americans, but you've got effectively the same DNA as everyone else - but they're not as fat. It's a cultural thing and a choice.
Yes I know I'm glossing over some nuance here, but personal responsibility remains. Ignoring that seems like just resigning yourself to be blown wherever the wind takes you.
Take responsibility for your decisions, take a good honest look at where you are, what you don't like about that, make a plan to change that, and then execute it.
- danaliv 6y agoYou're arguing against the clinical consensus on addiction, which is backed by decades of evidence. You're going to have to do much, much, much better than just saying, "well, I think that's wrong." You're no more justified in your belief than a climate change denier.
- paddlepop 6y agoA clinical consensus on whether addiction is a choice? Perhaps you are thinking of a clinical consensus on how best to treat addiction? This is often glossed over by the "addiction is a disease" crowd. The efficacy of treating addiction as a disease does not make it any more "true" as an explanation for the circumstances leading up to it.
- eloff 6y agoAre we taking about drug addiction or food "addiction" here? Because despite using the same word, those are physiologically very different things. I think I'm familiar with the consensus views. What am I saying that you feel is unjustified?