2012-08-08, 05:47 AM
Cere Wrote:"Addict" has actual medical/neurological meaning, dude. It doesn't happen to be "someone who does something much more often than the average person".
I think this definition comes from The Devil's Dictionary:
"Alcoholic: Someone who drinks more than his physician."
People throw that word, "addiction", around far too much. Like "OCD" and "hyperactive" and all sorts of other labels.
To me, I don't much care about the medical or neurological definition.
I go by the definition that if you're doing something to the point where it significantly harms you or other people, you're doing it too much. If you're aware of that and unable to stop, you're addicted.
(You can also be physically addicted to something that benefits you, in which case, I see no reason to cure the addiction.)