Posted by:
ificouldhietokolob
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Date: June 08, 2015 07:14PM
anonforthisexmorm Wrote:
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> And OF COURSE addiction can apply to things other
> than alcohol or other substances...it can apply to
> shopping/spending, eating, gambling, Internet use,
> relationship drama...all of which have
> accompanying 12 step programs available.
The existence of a "12-step program" for something is evidence that somebody either *believes* it's an "addiction," or that somebody is trying to make money off the belief that it's an addiction. It's not evidence it IS an addiction :)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/inside-the-criminal-mind/201102/the-overuse-and-misuse-the-word-addictionhttp://www.utexas.edu/research/asrec/myths.htmlEdited 2 time(s). Last edit at 06/08/2015 07:19PM by ificouldhietokolob.