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When I think addiction, it always means inability to let go.
I could be considered a caffeine addict, but I can easily go through 2 mornings with severe headaches and I'm done. Does this mean I'm an avid coffee enjoyer or an addict?
But I am addicted to nicotine, as I've yet to stop despite many attempts. It's changed my life in that I've had to sacrifice much time and money, all wasted with not a good thing to show for it.
Same goes for internet/gaming and other addictions. As said above, interference with life and relationships in any way would constitute a true addiction.
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We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.
Mark Twain
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