I read a book about how addiction is not any kind of neurological/biological problem, and are mostly a self-inflicted illusion.

[CruisinColin]

I've read

I'm a Victim and So Are You!
How to Score Drugs and Manipulate Social Workers
You're Broken Forever and Only the Government Can Help You

Pretty uninspiring tbh

I wasn't talking to you FUCKFACE

 

[BonnieMcFarlaneMe2]

Have you read any books

No

 

[T-t-t-Terry!]

No

That's okay, Bonnie. You're white so you shouldnt have to try

 

[Finger Trigger Attachment]

One thing I disagree with the AA crowd on is the idea that there are no degrees to alcoholism.

There are degrees of alcoholism. Like as bad as Anthony is, he's not as bad as Lady Di, for example.

I'm a bit leery of a movement that lies to themselves like that.

What's the harm, anyway? "I'm not as big of a fuckup as that guy over there, but that's no excuse to continue being a fuckup." That seems reasonable.

 

[sherockradio]

That’s an absurd waste of time haha. He could be writing jokes or doing show prep.

The fewer 'jokes' he bears into the world, the better.

 

[sherockradio]

Have you read any books that support the idea of it being a neurological/biological problem?

I don't know anything about addiction. I'm just wondering if you read one book on a topic and then decided it was correct.

I didn't say it was correct. I said Jim Norton is a retard.

 

[BUBBLER]

I do hope this view gains more ground, so that even more people will consider Jim Norton a retard.

Book is called the Freedom Model. It argues that people just genuinely like substances even despite the consequences. All the suffering of 'lifelong addicts' is just brainwashing by AA, you suffer because you're a brainlet who believed them.

They say addiction rates and overdoses have only gone up in any country that adopts the AA view of the addiction-disease model

Show us your tits

 

[VoteJello]

At the risk of sounding retarded and edgy, I must admit that I genuinely wish for a holocaust for "addicts." Fuck em. They suck even when they "recover." God, just shut the fuck up and end yourselves you walking abortions #ToeTriggerAttachment

But for real, enough of this bullshit.

 

[T-t-t-Terry!]

At the risk of sounding retarded and edgy, I must admit that I genuinely wish for a holocaust for "addicts." Fuck em. They suck even when they "recover." God, just shut the fuck up and end yourselves you walking abortions #ToeTriggerAttachment

But for real, enough of this bullshit.

They don't need to be killed. They just shouldn't be coddled anymore but that's hard to do when everyone wants to make-believe that it's a disease instead of a choice.

 

[The Sue Deal]

I don’t drink because it got to the point where my brain was telling me to have a beer increasingly often. Drinking on a weekend to drinking every night. So I just stopped drinking. Nice crippling addiction, stupid.

 

[The Sue Deal]

At the risk of sounding retarded and edgy, I must admit that I genuinely wish for a holocaust for "addicts." Fuck em. They suck even when they "recover." God, just shut the fuck up and end yourselves you walking abortions #ToeTriggerAttachment

But for real, enough of this bullshit.

If we eliminated addicts the homeless people would drop by like 90%. Retards run around talking about helping the homeless like most of them aren’t beyond repair.

 

[H0meRunCumia]

I only get high when I'm bored, if I'm busy I don't even think about it.

 

[BonnieMcFarlaneMe2]

I don’t drink because it got to the point where my brain was telling me to have a beer increasingly often. Drinking on a weekend to drinking every night. So I just stopped drinking. Nice crippling addiction, stupid.

 

[Peckas]

Addiction isn’t exactly a disease, but it does cause physical changes in the brain. It’s more similar to conditions like OCD or ADHD than something like cancer. But what do I know? I just grab my cup of coffee and head to the job site this drywall isn’t going to install itself.

 

[sherockradio]

Addiction isn’t exactly a disease, but it does cause physical changes in the brain. It’s more similar to conditions like OCD or ADHD than something like cancer. But what do I know? I just grab my cup of coffee and head to the job site this drywall isn’t going to install itself.

The authors say it causes brain changes the same way any habit or skill changes your brain to make it easier to do. But no one would say they are addicted to the violin.

Anyway, have a nice day at work, Joe. Don't let the muckity mucks get you down.

 

[Professor Rape]

You gonna tell us the name of the book or tell us how to break an alcohol addiction, fanook?

Edit - Oh I see you did that in the second line of your post. Goooooooood for you.

 

[T-t-t-Terry!]

Addiction isn’t exactly a disease, but it does cause physical changes in the brain. It’s more similar to conditions like OCD or ADHD than something like cancer. But what do I know? I just grab my cup of coffee and head to the job site this drywall isn’t going to install itself.

Getting hit in the head with a hammer causes changes to the brain, too

 

[Jims_Maroon_Pants]

I’m laughing at the idea of him having a bad day and being tempted to drink again then Norton ignores his call because his wife just beat him up. I didn’t hear your voicemail, genuinely.

Husband

 

[BonnieMcFarlaneMe2]

Husband

 

[Chive Turkey]

I hate these Reddity Kurzgesagt-type videos. They're always riddled with errors too.