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Anon discovers cigarettes (Edit: Anon discovers addiction) (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by LifeLemons@lemmy.ml to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

Thats nonsense. If there was no choice noone would ever quit anything. People need to acknowledge that bad choices got them into the addiction so they can recognize and avoid triggers while sober. Doesnt mean someone's a bad person, we all make mistakes daily, some bigger than others.

You are right its not as simple as making a choice, but one can't recover from an addiction without personally choosing to do so. Its essential to the process and generalizing all addicts as helpless doesnt serve anyone.