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Telling addicts to "simply stop", I believe we (as a society) have already tried that. It doesn't work.
by Toutouxc 6y ago
Telling addicts to "simply stop", I believe we (as a society) have already tried that. It doesn't work.
- JKCalhoun 6y agoS/he is telling addicts to tell themselves to stop.
- stinos 6y agoIndeed, and that's like the one thing addicts usually cannot do, almost by definition. At least that's how it is for me.
- t-writescode 6y agoThe person is claiming to have obsessive compulsive disorder, which can operate a bit different from regular addiction.
- astral303 6y agoThat's because this "cannot do" definition of an addict is incorrect/harmful. This is the disease theory of addiction (addicts can't help themselves) and has been proven wrong/harmful in recent psychology.
- stagger87 6y agoMy comment was a suggestion/question, not a one size fits all prescription. There is definitely some nuance you are looking past. Going cold turkey is a serious approach and for some addictions like smoking the most statistically successful approach to quitting.