Comments on: Addicted to Addiction http://www.greythinking.com/2009/12/21/addicted-to-addiction/ "being aware of your crap and actually overcoming your crap are two very different things." - christina, grey's anatomy Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:26:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Kieran Adams http://www.greythinking.com/2009/12/21/addicted-to-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1198 Kieran Adams Tue, 18 May 2010 06:40:32 +0000 http://www.greythinking.com/?p=530#comment-1198 Drug Addiction will not only ruin your body but it would also mess up your life.;"" Drug Addiction will not only ruin your body but it would also mess up your life.;”"

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]]> By: Laura http://www.greythinking.com/2009/12/21/addicted-to-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-686 Laura Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:05:20 +0000 http://www.greythinking.com/?p=530#comment-686 Totally agree with your post! Do we have to get caught up in semantics? Don't we want to just do what's effective for helping people raise the quality of their lives? If labeling something an "addiciton" is effective for improved lives, then what's the harm? I guess that's my question: what is the harm? Totally agree with your post! Do we have to get caught up in semantics? Don’t we want to just do what’s effective for helping people raise the quality of their lives? If labeling something an “addiciton” is effective for improved lives, then what’s the harm? I guess that’s my question: what is the harm?

]]> By: Emily http://www.greythinking.com/2009/12/21/addicted-to-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Emily Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:45:50 +0000 http://www.greythinking.com/?p=530#comment-684 I think that society tends to forget that there are different types of addictions psychological versus physiological are very different "beasts" with different antecedents, treatments and prognoses. I agree that we as a society are often too quick to label something as an addiction and pathologize it, but regardless if it is a true physiological addiction, a psychological dependence, or a behavioral obsession, if it interferes with normal functioning, doesn't it deserve treatment? I agree with your assertion that labeling something gives it a different level of legitimacy, its too bad that people need that in order to get help, but I suppose that's a bigger issue. I think that society tends to forget that there are different types of addictions psychological versus physiological are very different “beasts” with different antecedents, treatments and prognoses.

I agree that we as a society are often too quick to label something as an addiction and pathologize it, but regardless if it is a true physiological addiction, a psychological dependence, or a behavioral obsession, if it interferes with normal functioning, doesn’t it deserve treatment? I agree with your assertion that labeling something gives it a different level of legitimacy, its too bad that people need that in order to get help, but I suppose that’s a bigger issue.

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