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Ancedote, I didn't feel addicted to a drug. I would go a day or few without having it. This was until someone claimed I was addicted. As soon as I heard that,
by deregulateMed 5y ago
Ancedote, I didn't feel addicted to a drug. I would go a day or few without having it.
This was until someone claimed I was addicted. As soon as I heard that, I did research to learn if I was actually addicted to the drug. Like a switch, I stopped having multi day breaks. Multi day breaks wasn't what addicts do.
I'm off everything now, but I do wonder if simply learning about addiction triggered my brain to have the suggested symptoms.
- kbelder 5y agoSimilarly, I think the massive emphasis on how difficult it is to quit smoking ("it's more addictive than cocaine!") has the side effect of making it much more difficult to quit.