A lot can be said about this article, but just to pick on one thing. It can be useful to think of yourself as having an "addictive personality" if it helps you

A lot can be said about this article, but just to pick on one thing. It can be useful to think of yourself as having an "addictive personality" if it helps you make smarter life decisions about avoiding situations where addiction is a possibility. "Discretion is the better part of valor". It is possible to recognize certain paths in life will put you under greater stress and do some cost benefit analysis of that, to do an accurate cost benefit analysis you must have a realistic idea of how you deal with stress and how likely serious issues might arise.