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alt texttweet by Johann Hari: The core of addiction is not wanting to be present in life, because pour life is too painful a place to be. This is why imposing more pain or punishment on a person with an addiction problem actually makes their addiction worse.

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[-] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I understand what you mean, but some people's lives are very shitty, so I feel it's a stretch to say it's never escapism, even among those who have ADHD.

[-] schmidtster@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Fair I shouldn’t be so absolute, but taking away those coping mechanisms and replacing them with medication or other things can make it worse. Some people just need more “escapes” than others.

[-] moistclump@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Escaping adhd-er here and present! Except not too present.

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