Addiction might not be a “disease” and calling it a disease might actually be harming people. I was really surprised learning about this in Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter. "The top reason for relapse was believing addiction is a disease. The relapsers said they didn't see the point in struggling against a disease without a medical cure. This viewpoint can also lead would-be lifelines to give up hope. Other research found that the more a drug user's family members believe addiction is an insurmountable disease, the more likely they are to distance themselves from the user." (81) #addiction #badhabits #goodhabits #habitchange #changeyourhabits #nonfictionbooks #selfimprovementbooks #selfdevelopmentbooks #selfhelpbooks #personaldevelopmentbooks #thecomfortcrisis #michaeleaster #scarcitybrain #scarcitymindset