Originally Posted by Terminally Unique
Within the bubble of addiction, pleasure is confused with happiness, but they are not one and the same.
This is so true, not just within the bubble of addiction. Many people hold this happiness =pleasure mindset. Personally, I think it's what leads to alot of suffering. What is "happy"? What is "pleasure"? To define (and redefine) these things for myself has been extremely important.
That said, it doesn't matter whether I'm "happy" or not...I don't drink. ever.