Spiky Bugger
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I don't think of addictions as moral failings or personal weaknesses. They are compulsions and, by definition, not choices. Nobody would CHOOSE to be an addict. I thank God that I can take or leave a drink. Unfortunately, I don't feel I have the power of choice over SOME foods. I have choice over vegetables, fruits (except watermelon and mangoes), meats, yogurt, cheese, brown rice, legumes, etc. I can eat those like a gentleman and not get fat. If I eat an alcoholic food such as any sugar or white flour product (inc pasta, pizza dough, etc, it's over.
Is an addiction a disease? Some people don't like to use that word because it implies that you're not taking responsibility for it. But it is DIS-EASE for sure. And whether you own it or not, you have to take responsibility for it or pay the cost. So, really, there's no running away from it.
So...this is about peanut butter cups, right?