Is addiction a disease? Do I care?
Channel: Andrew Hicks
Date: 2020-11-07

Fact A:

A person who thinks of addiction as a disease and a person who does not believe addiction is a disease, can both live stable, harmonious, drug-free lives.

Fact B:

A person who goes around with a crooked stick planted up their posterior port, who constantly minces words, and who puts all their energy into ruminating on and arguing about semantics, is not the posterchild for stable, harmonious living, and and we'll see how that ends up for them.

(When that was me, it ended badly)

Under every rock in life, you find some community fiercely debating about things that most people don't even think about. It's kinda cute.

But it's not cute anymore when it ends up de-railing lives, as it can in the often-precarious world of recovery.

So deep breaths, tiger.

Call addiction a disease if that helps you understand your life enough to change it in positive ways.

Whatever helps you get better. That's what matters.

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