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Originally Posted by ntluser
In my view addiction per se is a bad thing in that there is something that you cannot do without, which abnormally becomes the focus of your mind. People addicted to tobacco, alcohol and drugs will tell you how hard it is to stop using them and for some people it is impossible to stop with or without outside help.
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Still doesn`t necessarily make it a bad thing. I do, and have for as long as I can remember and even as a child, suffered from terrible insomnia. Unless I`m exhausted to the point of dropping I`m lucky if I get 3 or 4 hours sleep a night.
About 18 months back I was prescribed sleeping pills, but no longer as the doctor is concerned that I will become "addicted" to them. As far as I am concerned, the insomnia is a result of a chemical imbalance in my brain, the sleeping pills help deal with that. I personally have no qualms about taking them for life, even if the official label put upon it is "addiction". I see no difference between this situation and someone taking insulin to deal with diabetes, both are chemical imbalances dealt with the administration of drugs.
I feel that addiction is an easy label to slap upon things which automatically gives it negative connotations.