Are all addictions bad? Should any addiction be celebrated?
Gambling? Cocaine? Caffeine? Sugar? Dopamine?
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I'll defer to my go-to-expert but iirc current consensus is that substance addictions are social disconnection in disguise
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idk I’m addicted to running, I think most people are addicted to doing whatever they usually do including social
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Addicted to running in group for social connection...?
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oh no, I think ’s theory is addictive activities/substances are substitutes for social?
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Not my theory. This stuff that was doing the rounds a few years back. I thought we discussed it and you had opinions psychologytoday.com/blog/love-and-
oh right - I’m surprised anyone talks about “attachment styles” these days! very 70s
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