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GONADS125@lemmy.world 9 months agoWhen I would take clients to a smoking cessation therapist, one fact that she would cite was the fact that quitting cigarettes is more difficult than quitting heroin.
I would also be told anecdotally by many of my clients that it was harder to quit than other hard drugs like meth and one person even said crack.
It can certainly be broken, but addiction is a disease and your comment condescendingly minimizes an incredibly difficult task.
aniki@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I posted 4 words.
GONADS125@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Yes, I can count…
Someone voiced struggling with addiction and your overly simplistic response could easily be interpreted negatively in a demeaning way.
Can you see how that is not very helpful and potentially demeaning? How someone can feel that trivializes their struggle?
If you had stated something like “Addiction is so difficult, but it can be broken. Don’t give up hope.” That is totally different.
aniki@lemm.ee 9 months ago
You’re just making shit up.
GONADS125@lemmy.world 9 months ago
What are you even talking about? Making what up?
Are you confused by my analogy I put in quotes?