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[Dickson Bricks]

You can also have positive addiction that will make your life better. However this is true. All addicts are slave. I'm addicted to making money.

[Elijah Reuben]

I agree that all addicts are slaves to whatever they're addicted. One major way to combat addiction is to first recognize that you're an addict. Another way is to communicate to an entrusted person about your addiction.
There are several other ways to combat addiction...

[Ray Thompson]

You are very correct. We all have things that ee are addicted to in this life. Adductiob is a drug that keeps users hooked.

This is sadly true. The society thinks addiction is just drugs or crime. Many things that keeps an individual hooked are addictions and can be mundane.

[Obiageli Udeh]

The statement "All addicts are slaves, and all humans are on the addiction spectrum, some much more than others. Love them!" underscores the universality of human vulnerability to addictive behaviors and the importance of compassion and understanding in addressing addiction. Addiction, whether to substances, behaviors, or emotions, can exert a powerful hold over individuals, impairing their autonomy and causing suffering. Recognizing addiction as a spectrum highlights that everyone experiences varying degrees of susceptibility to addictive tendencies. Instead of stigmatizing or judging those struggling with addiction, showing empathy and love can foster a supportive environment conducive to healing and recovery. By extending empathy and support to individuals across the addiction spectrum, we acknowledge the complexity of human experiences and create opportunities for connection, healing, and growth, ultimately contributing to a more compassionate and inclusive society.

[Christian Kay]

What a profound and compassionate perspective! Recognizing that addicts are slaves to their addiction and that all humans struggle with some form of addiction or attachment, acknowledges the complexity of the human experience. It highlights the need for empathy, understanding, and support rather than judgment or condemnation.

By acknowledging that we all fall somewhere on the addiction spectrum, we can approach each other with love, kindness, and understanding. We can offer a helping hand, a listening ear, and a supportive community, rather than stigmatizing and marginalizing those who struggle.

As the saying goes, "hurt people hurt people, but healed people heal people." By loving and supporting one another, we can break the cycles of addiction and foster a culture of recovery, healing, and growth. Let's embrace this message of compassion and empower each other to overcome our struggles and thrive!

[Rose Lineani]

I just learned that sacrificing one's own happiness for others is not true love, but a form of codependent enabling stemming from addiction to comfort.

[Vivian Writes]

This is such a beautiful piece of self-reflection, awareness, and empathy. Most people are addicted to something and need compassion and support as much as possible. Thank you for this. b

[Anthony Edwards 4]

Your insights delve into the nuanced understanding of human behavior and the psychological underpinnings of addiction. Recognizing that addiction can manifest in various forms and degrees is an important step in understanding our own vulnerabilities and the complexities of human nature.

The concept of toxic enabling being mistaken for love is indeed a profound one. It suggests that sometimes, what is perceived as care or support could actually be contributing to someone’s detrimental habits or dependencies. This challenges us to reconsider the dynamics of our relationships and the nature of the support we offer.

The idea that many seek happiness externally—through material possessions, status, or the approval of others—speaks to a common human tendency. It’s a poignant reminder that true contentment often comes from within, from a sense of inner fulfillment and self-acceptance, rather than external validation.

[Onyinyechi Obi]

This is nothing but the truth. Anyone who can control their mind has already won the race of life. It’s always good to come across inspiring write ups like this

[Julius Peters]

I totally agree with you on this one. The idea that all humans are on the addiction spectrum and that addicts are slaves highlights the pervasive nature of addiction. This viewpoint underscores how various forms of dependency, whether on substances, behaviors, or even relationships, can limit one's autonomy and freedom. Agreeing with this, it can be said that understanding addiction as a spectrum helps in recognizing and addressing subtle, less obvious forms of dependency that can be just as harmful as more severe addictions.

[Adaboo]

Sometimes is ego. Sometimes is passion. Sometimes is pleasure. Sometimes is desire. Any of it should be mindfully absorbed to know the difference between the subject of being enslaved and addicted. Trauma, PTSD, emotional events in one's life, parental abuse, and other people. Mentally ill which makes you to suicidal thoughts and actions. If you looking for happiness outside yourself in no good place, then you become a slave but in any emotional distress, I won't blame the actor. That person finds himself between the physical and the astral. He's in the battle of the mental plane. We all need help from others and others from us.

[Scholastica Daniel]

I have been on a toxic relationship where I just discovered recently is called bread crumbling. I kept craving their attention but got very little in return I became an addict. After leaving such a relationship and understanding what was going on. I am slowly but surely healing.

[Adaboo]

I have been in a toxic relationship that I just discovered recently is called bread crumbling. I kept craving their attention but got very little in return I became an addict. After leaving such a relationship and understanding what was going on. I am slowly but surely healing.

Whatever you went through, you needed only one thing, and the philosophy is 'love yourself first and you shall be loved. ' The attention is a desire and a fake passion for love. Putting yourself first doesn't mean you are egoistical, but love yourself deeply and you will be appreciated, so when they turn against you, you still have the biggest lover, ~YOU.

[Adaboo]

You are very correct. We all have things that we are addicted to in this life. Addiction is a drug that keeps users hooked.

This is sadly true. The society thinks addiction is just drugs or crime. Many things that keep an individual hooked are addictions and can be mundane.

To be true, addiction is not the problem but what's causing the addiction to be frank and clear. It can be either good or bad. Are you addicted to reading? Are you addicted to junk food? Are you addicted to smoking? Are you addicted to music? Are you addicted to sex? This particular last one can be argumentative on your side but is part of it. Is the strong desire that comes from it. So take and watch the consequences and impacts of anything you start to put interest in. Who can argue for this?

[Eromosele Success]

Talk about human addiction. Does anyone here know the best steps to break free from any sort of addiction? Because I believe they should be, as humans favourite thing is solving the problems they engineered themselves . Is there a book for it, and why hasn't it been mainstreamed yet? I look forward to your replies.