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Jul 17, 2019
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Sea Chicken
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Is this a valid definition of addiction?
When a person persists in an activity that they sincerely wish to stop doing, but are unable to resist their urges to do it.
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POLL: Pornography Addiction
(Brutus216, Jul 17, 2019 at 12:11pm)
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Is this a valid definition of addiction?
Sea Chicken
Surly
7/17/19 12:38pm
I'm not an expert but I would add: they continue doing so at the detriment of their personal and professional lives.
Conan
7/17/19 12:40pm
Isn't that covered in "sincerely wish to stop doing" or is there a difference?
Still Questing
7/17/19 12:46pm
i.e. your work suffers (coming in late, unproductive) because of the addiction.
Conan
7/17/19 12:51pm
I don't think "sincerely wishes to stop" adequately covers it.
Eddie
7/17/19 1:00pm
There does not need to be a desire to stop to make it an addiction
Remigius
7/17/19 1:28pm
I'm a hack
SouthernCoug
7/17/19 1:56pm
Step 1:
annapcoug
7/17/19 12:44pm
Do they know the activity is detrimental to them?
Dr MoBYU
7/17/19 12:45pm
Do you sincerely wish to stop breathing?
Sea Chicken
7/17/19 12:52pm
No. But it helps as an example of how something you can’t stop even if you want
Dr MoBYU
7/17/19 1:13pm
I think it's pretty good. Addiction isn't really about the frequency of doing
durandal
7/17/19 12:46pm
Complex imo. All these “urges” are at times natural or just reality so often
cougfanz
7/17/19 1:01pm
No, I sincerely wish I will cut back on candy and ice cream
bruincoug
7/17/19 1:33pm
A drug or gambling addict may not be able to abstain
bruincoug
7/17/19 1:35pm
"Wishing to stop" probably is not a requirement. Some addicts/alcoholics don't
SouthernCoug
7/17/19 1:42pm
You can have surrendered your ability to choose without knowing it
annapcoug
7/17/19 2:19pm
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