These stories always make me wonder...what if we were flexible enough to culturally remodel or re-cast[1] "addiction to X" as: - Yet untrained in achieving sus

These stories always make me wonder...what if we were flexible enough to culturally remodel or re-cast[1] "addiction to X" as: - Yet untrained in achieving sustainable $temporary-positive-results-of using-X in life - Still uncomfortable in sustained, nuanced work with X - Very unskilled with X; in need of training and support ("X-101 level" or white belt model) - Unsure of how to practically develop or act on a risk model with regard to X In one of my professional areas, these are some examples of how I model the tendency to attach/detach in unwanted ways, and it works very well vs. "hey I'm really caught up in this mindset I don't like" or "I keep delivering myself to my fears" or other less-tractable models. 1. Speaking mostly in terms of modeling as an institution on behalf of such individuals, not so much telling addicts this and expecting them to take it from there