Hard to understand addiction. Food, gambling, drugs, booze.
I’m a gambling addict IN the casino, 4 times a year. NEVER bet a dime outside of that but DEGENERATE when i’m there so i just bring what i plan to lose.
Human mind is very odd.
I wonder if there’s drinkers that go on binges and then abstain for weeks or months?
Many years ago my plant had a skilled trades guy who was an alcoholic. A really nice quiet guy who was a good and knowlegable worker in his trade.
He would stay dry for many, many months then suddenly go on a week long binge of solid drinking and not show up for work. Of course he would be fired but the union would get him reinstated.
I eventually found out that the cause of his drinking was the loss of his wife which he never really recovered from....
If I recall, the last time he was fired the company forced him to retire since he had the age and service........