Padraic,
That would be another indication of addiction, but I loathe to include it as a requirement and dislike talking about how "uncontrollable" the behavior is because I feel that it removes focus from the will of the addict. While it is true that the compulsion is so strong that the addict has no choice but to engage in their destructive behavior, given certain circumstances; they do have control over where they allow themselves to go. They need to work hard to seperate themselves from prescursor situations that could lead to engaging in the contraindicated behavior.
What I have seen in addiction literature is an agenda to convince the addict that they are powerless and I have seen good and bad come from that idea. It can be good for people that are too prideful to accept help when beating addiction but can be used as an excuse for those that are TOO eager to surrender their lives to external forces. I've known too many people who use addiction as a flag to indicate a behavior as unchangeable and end any discussion about modifying said behavior.
Rhizo
That would be another indication of addiction, but I loathe to include it as a requirement and dislike talking about how "uncontrollable" the behavior is because I feel that it removes focus from the will of the addict. While it is true that the compulsion is so strong that the addict has no choice but to engage in their destructive behavior, given certain circumstances; they do have control over where they allow themselves to go. They need to work hard to seperate themselves from prescursor situations that could lead to engaging in the contraindicated behavior.
What I have seen in addiction literature is an agenda to convince the addict that they are powerless and I have seen good and bad come from that idea. It can be good for people that are too prideful to accept help when beating addiction but can be used as an excuse for those that are TOO eager to surrender their lives to external forces. I've known too many people who use addiction as a flag to indicate a behavior as unchangeable and end any discussion about modifying said behavior.
Rhizo
