Comment on Is it true that addicts never stop being addicts, they just replace their addiction?
lurch@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
it’s not true. i was a heavy smoker and quit and didn’t replace it. it was tough. the temptation for a smoke took like 5 to 10 years to disappear.
i never drank much alcohol, but decided to quit that too, after i realized i hadn’t had a drink in several months and wanted to see where it’s going.
i know several others who quit one thing or another and didnpt replace it. replacing can be a coping mechanism though. if you replace with something that’s more easy to quit, it’s a good way out.
db2@lemmy.world 7 months ago
You are not an addict. This is right up there with “why don’t homeless people just buy a house”.
Ioughttamow@kbin.run 7 months ago
Being a heavy smoker, they certainly were
db2@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Being addicted to something isn’t what being an addict is.
NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 7 months ago
Oh well, then please fucking inform me what is cause I’ve been misleading myself for a damn long time
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 7 months ago
You’re definitely splitting hairs with the definition here. You might be correct, but there’s also a good chance that OP didn’t use the terminology correctly either and that the answer given is exactly what they are asking about.
Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Does it hurt to use your brain?