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Old 09-22-2015, 01:27 PM  
mikesouth
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The idea that anything can be addictive is incorrect anything can be a compulsion or an obsession but addiction is a VERY VERY different thing heres the best way to think of it

If you cant watch porn/drive your truck/gamble/play video games

Do you sweat? run a temperature? have bouts of nausea? have muscle and joint pains similar to a really bad flu? Can you you die from the withdrawals if not treated by a doctor?

If the answers are generally yes to these then its an addiction, if the answers are no then its a compulsion/obsession.

It is important to differentiate correctly because the correct treatment protocols are NOT the same.
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