Originally Posted by
AVRT 
People in recovery love this disease idea because it absolves them of guilt and shame, but they are deeply mistaken if they believe that the rest of society extends them this courtesy. Others may accept it as a disease on the surface, but don't believe for one second that their true feelings towards alcoholics and addicts are changed.
It's a shame about the stigma...
I guess if there's a scientific or physiological explanation then it makes me feel good... that there's something physical to pinpoint. Has little to do with societal acceptance really. I guess I'm such a nonconformist anyway, it doesn't bother me what others think... just an annoyance I can't blast my latest findings all over Facebook...
I guess I feel there's such a strong mind-body connection... that we can literally change the structure of our brains if we know how to... that gives me great hope. And that we can change them by changing our behavior, through any number of techniques... that's amazing.