For those who have addictive personalities, the only sure-fire way to stop is to never have tried. If that person has tried what is addicting to him, his first try could be the last.
It’s not a simple matter of not doing it, because the discomfort of abstention is just too great for some.
“It’s not a simple matter of not doing it, because the discomfort of abstention is just too great for some.”
Discomfort? You mean like the stinging agony of diabetic pain? Or, like, shit I wish I had a drink. Please. Discomfort is not a symptom of a disease that can lead to a diagnosis. If left untreated, it will not advance beyond discomfort. There is no relationship to any facet of disease found in any addiction. If you wanted to be pychiatrically precise, you might POSSIBLY make a case for it being a symptom of a compulsive personality disorder. By your logic, rapists have a disease because the discomfort of not violently abusing someone is too great.
You are categorically wrong. There is no such thing as “disease of alcoholism.” There are lots of drunks though.