tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post113725970024268043..comments2023-10-24T05:49:04.269-04:00Comments on The Chaliceblog: CC and Psyton's addiction argument continuesChalicechickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1137441645917447832006-01-16T15:00:00.000-05:002006-01-16T15:00:00.000-05:00I like the concept popularized by AA that you need...I like the concept popularized by AA that you need to change people, places, and things.<BR/><BR/>There isnt any one perfect approach, but whatever approach you use, you need a universal consistent approach. MOst of all, you need the help of friends.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828593974447279750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1137355070938356722006-01-15T14:57:00.000-05:002006-01-15T14:57:00.000-05:00I think it's a distraction to talk about whose fau...I think it's a distraction to talk about whose fault an addiction is. It's not really relevant to how to treat it. Whether you started smoking with the goal of becoming addicted (it's a hypothetical, okay?) or if you began smoking not knowing you'd become addicted, either way you end up addicted and it's just as hard to quit for either individual. There are plenty of things we do to screw our lives up, and there are plenty of outside factors that screw our lives up, but either way you're the only one you can rely on to make your life good again, no matter what tools you use.saraeandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119958547959999754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1137341758511209292006-01-15T11:15:00.000-05:002006-01-15T11:15:00.000-05:00I'm just here to compliment your site...I'm just here to compliment your site...L Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747649766642650870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1137286762754665382006-01-14T19:59:00.000-05:002006-01-14T19:59:00.000-05:00On this occassion I agree with Kim- what actually ...On this occassion I agree with Kim- what actually works is individual, and may not work for someone else. In fact, one could even argue that "willpower", on that extreme level, is a chemical unbalance itself, as it is obviously out of the norm.<BR/><BR/>Joel MonkaJoel Monkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631333436948102576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1137267090209743312006-01-14T14:31:00.000-05:002006-01-14T14:31:00.000-05:00One could almost say that you could define "addict...One could almost say that you could define "addiction" as something you can't stop with just willpower alone. <BR/>But, more functionally, the thing that's really hard for people to believe, is that we are all different: what works for one person does not necessarily work for another person. As the world gets less liberal/compassionate in outlook, that gets harder and harder to wrap your mind around. But it is very true -- some things work for one person and do nothing for the next person -- it's even true with medicine: different people have different effects and different side effects. Why wouldn't the same be true for mental exercises?<BR/>Whether or not what the guy wrote in his book is true for him, saying that since it's true for him it must be true for everyone is an immature attitude that shows little understanding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com