This type of CBT is great. But I think there is a big distinction between chemical dependency and other compulsions or addictive behaviors. And I think the wo

This type of CBT is great. But I think there is a big distinction between chemical dependency and other compulsions or addictive behaviors. And I think the word addiction itself has been kind of coopted by self diagnosing people on the internet for karma and some odd type of self gratitude, if that makes sense; kind of a weird bragging about your supposed addiction to ____ or OCD or ADHD etc. The author writes "It’s about seeing through the illusion of satisfaction. It’s about realizing you don’t want to be doing it anymore." Most users don't want to be addicts. Almost no one wants to be dependent on opiates or to have the shakes every morning. Anyone that does hasn't been using long enough yet or probably has other mental health issues that they are trying to patch over themselves with drugs. We know the satisfaction or other benefits one initially gets from using eventually gets buried deep by all the negatives. With drugs and alcohol the satisfaction becomes less and less, even when you use more and more. Drugs are fun & feel good after all. they can 'fix' a huge array of problems in your life. Until they don't. Props to anyone who can overcome a chemical dependency on willpower alone and through this type of CBT mental reframing the author talks about. But for almost all users, especially many of those with untreated underlying issues, it's basically impossible without science based, often medicine supported treatment. Another book I think is worth reading for a dumbed down summary of addiction is Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction