That was a rather interesting read. I've heard the "addiction is a social problem from being too isolated" argument before, perhaps from this author's earlier writings.?! Being a Psych major in the Social Services field, addiction is something that I have quite a bit of experience with. I have very mixed feelings about this topic, personally, and I will say that I disagree with enough of society's views on addiction to have serious issues with getting my CADC (Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor). I also have issues with the whole 12-step process, although it makes sense to a degree to incorporate the views expressed in this article with why groups like AA work. My ex- was an "alcoholic" who hadn't had a drink in over 5 years (which I think is silly at best), and she completely immersed herself in AA, which became very much like her Religion, complete with being born-again, cured of "the disease" (I have serious issues with this concept) of alcoholism, etc. And I have serious issues with the "addiction gene" that many purport
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First: I was just so pleased to see a study that was NOT about someone torturing kittens for a Nobel prize. I love the idea of a rat paradise in someone's lab.
I am also interested in the idea of compulsion.
The 12 step program movement scares me a bit. This article does go a long way toward explaining why it works for some people.
The concepts in this book make perfect sense to me. It is this malaise that affects immigrating families, such as my own, in a similar fashion. It is also why the concepts of myth resonate so strongly within me. When I was a kid, the Persian people of my parents and grandparents generations were great storytellers. Their stories were blends of family history and cultural folktales. Many of them emphasized the value of one's family and extended family (e.g. tribe) to provide protection and initiation. Like many other immigrants to the US, my Persian family lived together or very near each other for the first 20 or so years. Over time that family and cultural bond dissipated. For a long time I became increasingly lost without a center. The older I got, the more disillusioned I became of society. At first, I latched onto the genres of science fiction and fantasy to re-capture the cultural folklore that I didn't even realize that I was missing. Then in the mid-1980s I came upon "The Power of Myth" series on PBS with Bill Moyers
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I am also interested in the idea of compulsion.
The 12 step program movement scares me a bit. This article does go a long way toward explaining why it works for some people.
Thanks for the response. Are you already CADC?
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