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Originally Posted by LaTeeDa  Sounds surprisingly similar to the things the alcoholic says. Like, I'm not an alcoholic, I just drink to relax. Drinking is their "comfort zone." |
Hi LTD:
I guess it boils down to how we define the word addiction. Some people have said, "Americans are addicted to foreign oil". Certainly, the word "addicted" here doesn't mean the same as saying, "Americans are addicted to crack cocaine". I don't think that we would find brain scans showing the pleasure center of people's brains being excited while they are filling their tanks with gas made from foreign oil.
As long as we don't equivocate, I don't see a problem. Being addicted to misery is not the same as being addicted to drugs or alcohol. Being addicted to drugs or alcohol may bring a lot of misery to someone, but at least there is a payoff initially. What is the payoff for being addicted to pure misery?
Peace.