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0 pointsJKCalhoun5y ago0 comments

S/he is telling addicts to tell themselves to stop.

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stinos5y ago· 3 in thread

Indeed, and that's like the one thing addicts usually cannot do, almost by definition. At least that's how it is for me.

t-writescode5y ago

The person is claiming to have obsessive compulsive disorder, which can operate a bit different from regular addiction.

astral3035y ago

That's because this "cannot do" definition of an addict is incorrect/harmful. This is the disease theory of addiction (addicts can't help themselves) and has been proven wrong/harmful in recent psychology.

enos_feedler5y ago

Sometimes addicts don't actually want to stop. Instead, they just want to slow down or control the thing they are addicted to

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