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I have struggled with addiction, and I don't understand it either. A person of the right frame of mind can reduce their intake to a point of normality. There i

by serf 12y ago

I have struggled with addiction, and I don't understand it either. A person of the right frame of mind can reduce their intake to a point of normality. There is no difference between an alcoholic and a healthy person other than their temporary blood chemistry and a predisposition to drinking. Framing it as an on/off is a tactic used by those who don't believe in the ability of another to moderate volume.

peteretep 12y ago
Addicts are getting a different chemical brain reward from non-addicts. An addict drinking alcohol is not someone who just really really enjoys it, anymore than someone who is depressed is really sad. I like - very occasionally - to put a few coins in to a fruit machine, or to wager on an event. But I don't get the addictive impulse from it, I don't have to fight the voice in my head, I don't get the rush followed by the shame, and I don't and I don't get the feeling of unstoppable momentum from it that marks an addiction. I'd be willing to bet if I did it more frequently that it'd get that way.