Comments on: It’s Our Fault: Denial, Disease and Addiction

By: Student Posts Coming « Neuroanthropology

Student Posts Coming « Neuroanthropology — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:11:45 +0000

[...] binge drinking and gender, stress and addiction and inequality and addiction, and finally on denial and disease and on age limits on [...]

By: eHead

eHead — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:36:22 +0000

I’m currently trying to salvage things after having struggled with addiction for roughly 25 years, and I totally agree that societies attitudes regarding addiction are detrimental. We are just so judgemental. So judgemental that people are reluctant to accept their bad habits and behaviour.

We need to realise that people are not perfect. They screw up and do stupid stuff sometimes, and occationaly some people get caught in a cycle of doing stupid stuff over and over. I know I did. So what. It’s all a part of being human.

If we would all just learn to be less judgemental, then maybe people would be able to just honestly and openly say, “yeah, I drink too much”, or “I junk out on food when I’m anxious”, or whatever. It doesn’t make them horrible people.

By: Deonna

Deonna — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:29:16 +0000

Very good post, thanks!

By: » Understanding Brain Imaging « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains

Mon, 12 May 2008 02:58:09 +0000

[...] addiction purely as a brain disease has its own limitations, in that it ignores the powerful socio-cultural factors that contribute to drug [...]

By: Mad Pride « Neuroanthropology

Mad Pride « Neuroanthropology — Sun, 11 May 2008 11:15:54 +0000

[...] extreme mental states, with behaviors and subjective experiences that society would rather not see (social denial), and want to express themselves and have others understand–such a basic human [...]

By: Understanding Brain Imaging « Neuroanthropology

Understanding Brain Imaging « Neuroanthropology — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:07:20 +0000

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By: ADHD Report» Blog Archive » It’s Our Fault: Denial, Disease and Addiction

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:23:48 +0000

[...] unknownReally interesting read I found today:The five diseases he lists are type 2 Diabetes, hypertension, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Parkinson’s disease, and chemical dependence. The table makes it clear that chemical dependence shares many of the same standard … [...]