re: Alcoholism: Why it sucks.

The crazy thing about addiction is nobody considers themselves an addict until they have a major problem. I think it's mostly because all the stuff you learned growing up made addiction sound way more extreme than it really is. You don't necessarily have to be waking up shaking and vomiting until you get your fix to be an addict. People think if they're not physically addicted then they're not addicted. Becoming completely physically addicted to drugs or alcohol isn't something that happens quickly and it is NOT an early sign of addiction. You have gone wayyyy off in the deep end at that point.