For the past hour or so I have been reading a blog about why addiction is a choice. The funny part is that the blog does nothing to help people, it seems to only validate and cement the authors beliefs. What I find most funny is how rude and negative he is to people who disagree with him. There are a few people who get so caught up in the argument that addiction is a disease not a choice and vise versa that they write like they are the doctors and psychiatrists who do the research! Cognitive dissonance is strong! Personally, who gives a shit if addiction is a disease or not. Does that help someone who is in the midst of addiction? Nope! It just makes the authors and commenters look silly and ignorant. I am not going to waste time doing unnecessary research on a subject as complex as addiction; I will only talk from my experience, and my experience tells me that I did not have a choice when I was using. If I did not use I was going to get sick. Period. I believe that it is a learning disorder, but I will never criticize someone who believes differently. This is not a blog so I can prove to everyone how smart I am. I am not in this for validation, only to try to help someone who may be struggling. I will never engage in the type of condescending behavior that I read on other recovery blogs. You can expect me to be supportive, and if I disagree. I will tell you in a logical, reasonable way. I do not believe that you may someone understand by calling them stupid! The authors of that blog need to take some of their own advice.
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