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I think this is the dumbest take on addiction. I've seen normal upstanding people resort to stealing copper to get a fix because the drug has wired their brain
by post_break 5y ago
I think this is the dumbest take on addiction. I've seen normal upstanding people resort to stealing copper to get a fix because the drug has wired their brain to get that hit. Or food addiction causing people to binge eat because they can't function without it. This isn't "hey that feels good I need more" this is "my brain is telling me I need this at all costs". Are you the same type of person who thinks people just need to "get over it" when it comes to depression?
- polote 5y agoOf course you can't control an addiction, because your brain, or body is asking for it. But when you are aware that you are addict, there are ways to overcome it. The fact that you don't have the energy, or motivation or anything else to fix it is that you either don't feel like it is going to be better without your addiction or you are not able to maintain the long term work needed. And both of those case are a choice. These are not easy choice, like choosing the color of your socks on the morning, they are difficult choices, but they are still choices you are making. And when I talk about addictions I dont only talk about big trauma, most of addictions are along the lines of people not being able to prevent themselves to eat chocolate everyday. People who think you just need to get over depression, have never been depressed.
- post_break 5y agoI understand, I hope you know that my initial comment was curt, but I’m glad we’re seemingly coming to the same conclusion. I guess the “choice” is just a little different in frame of mind.