Interesting article on Addiction

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6506936

Probably one of the most interesting things I've read lately (and not only because I've been reading a lot of DXP posts lately)

Discuss - do you agree or do you think it's bullshit?

It makes even more sense to me now after reading a study years ago which linked high IQ to addiction and drug abuse....I could totally see how those more intelligent than others could also feel more disconnected and isolated from the rest of the world.

Not sure about article Bri but a personal experience? Not to nitpick at his horrendous writing skills, feels like he's trying to write a 'creative summary report' of some kind.

Well anyway, I believe it. That may have come from the fact I work in the hospitality industry or the fact I experimented with drugs heavily. There's definitely some physical dependencies but more often than not it's a mental dependency, escape mechanisms etc. Feels good? I'll keep taking it, ALL of it.

Not sure about the US but you could almost say it's part of Australia's (or at least Sydney) culture. WOOO I'm out of highschool let's get drug fucked and drink and dance and things... Okay so it's not just Australia. It's rapidly become the societal norm, in a sense that if you don't take drugs you're just a loser. Some kind of hilarious stab at life that we can't escape the niches starting from school, it just escalates into a social hierachy, an accepted one at that. I deal with addicts everyday at my work, some of them are the loveliest people you'll ever meet, some are beyond help. Again it's society that brands them, isolates them.

Welp I'm just ranting on now. So in short, hate how it was written, agree with it on some level.

I have never been addicted to anything other than a TV show and maybe cajun boiled peanuts (lol)

So I'm always puzzled by addiction...I just want to tell people JUST STOP...but it's obviously not that easy. It makes perfect sense to me to link feeling unfulfilled and maybe even under stimulated to needing some kind of habit

Posted by aquasnoz
Not sure about article Bri but a personal experience? Not to nitpick at his horrendous writing skills, feels like he's trying to write a 'creative summary report' of some kind.

Well anyway, I believe it. That may have come from the fact I work in the hospitality industry or the fact I experimented with drugs heavily. There's definitely some physical dependencies but more often than not it's a mental dependency, escape mechanisms etc. Feels good? I'll keep taking it, ALL of it.

Not sure about the US but you could almost say it's part of Australia's (or at least Sydney) culture. WOOO I'm out of highschool let's get drug fucked and drink and dance and things... Okay so it's not just Australia. It's rapidly become the societal norm, in a sense that if you don't take drugs you're just a loser. Some kind of hilarious stab at life that we can't escape the niches starting from school, it just escalates into a social hierachy, an accepted one at that. I deal with addicts everyday at my work, some of them are the loveliest people you'll ever meet, some are beyond help. Again it's society that brands them, isolates them.

Welp I'm just ranting on now. So in short, hate how it was written, agree with it on some level.

Yeah it was definitely wordy...I felt like being lazy a few times but it was an interesting theory

Posted by Satorii
Great article, Briana. My dad struggles with addiction. We have always been close, but recently I've been going out and doing a lot more things with him and we've both been meeting new people and making friends. He's not used anything heavy in months and has gained some weight and he looks great. 🙂

He really helped me through my latest bout of depression too.

What a blessing for both of you!

Well rehab isn't totally wrong...it connects you with people who can help you understand why you're an addict and also people who are in the same boat as you. However, I think they should be careful calling it a disease...as if it is almost out of the addict's control.

They just need to focus more on therapy...finding out what is missing in that person's life and helping them find what fulfills them other than drugs or other addiction.