Bobbyloads
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I haven't quite made up my mind on it being a disease or choice yet. There's definitely a genetic component to it. Almost every member of my immediate and extended family are alcoholics or addicts. I think once someone is at the point that they get withdrawals without it, then they no longer have a choice. Your brain puts it into the same category as food and water, and you are pretty much on autopilot until you get your fix.
That being said, relapse is a choice. The times that I was detoxed, and no longer was having withdrawals, and yet chose to restart that cycle of using and sickness, was all made consciously by my own stupidity, selfishness, and insane delusions that I had at the time believing that I could maybe keep using it under control. I will not say that's a disease, that's a cop out. It's called being stubborn. I'll own my poor decisions unlike some addicts.
**** gonna jump in had my own struggles with many drugs when I was younger and I really personally don’t believe it’s a disease maybe weak self control but not disease.
As many drugs as I did I always worked or did shit to make money and always wanted to stop but just felt empty inside. No matter what I did how ****ed up and how much fun I had never fulfilled me.
I really think my child was the nail in the coffin when I came home a few times coked up and held him felt like a piece of shit and couldn’t do it anymore even though at that point was not partying often it had to pretty much stop. The gym became my mew addiction I’m a firm believer of if you have an addiction replace it with one that is not damaging to you.
A disease your born with or to get later that has to do with your health. Addiction is allowing your self to use or do something so many times where you need it physically or mentally you can’t stop from repeating it. It’s a choice and some people have a harder time fighting it and not doing it then others but it’s a choice in my opinion.