example: a drug addict alcoholic who discovers god and turns a teetotaler gay bashing abortion hating new born Christian.

Is replacing addictions the rule or the exception?

  • Whirling_Cloudburst@lemmy.world
    49·
    8 months ago

    The concept of addiction as a brain disease has been challenged in recent times. Its better to think of it as a learning disorder that can be corrected over time. AA and NA have also shaped public opinion on alcoholics and addicts with ideas that are not based on science.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      8 months ago

      The concept of addiction as a brain disease has been challenged in recent times

      Because we didn’t know shit when it was described like that in layman’s terms when it was described…

      Nobody studying it thought it was a literal disease you could catch.

      AA and NA have also shaped public opinion on alcoholics and addicts with ideas that are not based on science.

      One of AA’s founders had LSD as a huge factor in his recovery and initial program. When he died (or just left) the other guy took all the LSD out and replaced it with Jesus.

      LSD breaks your brains pattern recognition, thats what happens when you “trip” things don’t look like they should and you look at things with a new perspective. That’s why the original program worked with addiction and people got to stop going to meeting eventually

      https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lsd-helps-to-treat-alcoholism/

      This tho…

      Its better to think of it as a learning disorder that can be corrected over time.

      Is just fundamentally wrong on a lot of levels, and also offensive but I’m pretty sure you didn’t mean it to be intentionally.