Does it hurt to use your brain?
Comment on Is it true that addicts never stop being addicts, they just replace their addiction?
db2@lemmy.world 7 months agoYou are not an addict. This is right up there with “why don’t homeless people just buy a house”.
Vendetta9076@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
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
xmunk@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Bro, why don’t you just like stop?
(Said with heavy sarcasm and love from someone with ADHD who has endured being told to “Why don’t you just focus” countless times - also, addiction is a common comorbidity with ADHD, woo)
db2@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I doubt you’re being genuine here, but I’ll try.
Cigarettes are a good example of an addictive substance, it messes with your brain chemistry after a while making it harder to quit. That’s an addiction, it works that way for pretty much everyone. I used to smoke too, the difference between me and an addict is I could have one cigarette today and never have one again easily, whereas an addict would not be able to stop at one and would have to work a long time to quit again if they ever even could.
I hope some day you can gather up enough empathy to get that. But I doubt that too given your reply above.
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.
db2@lemmy.world 7 months ago
They aren’t my definitions.