I recently read a forum post wherein a young lady suggested there is a difference between an addict and someone who is dependant. I rather liked her angle and wanted to share it for readers of this blog to consider.

I totally agree that former smokers (even those of us who have successfully stopped and remain smoke free) should consider ourselves addicts in the sense that we are unable to control our smoking, and need to completely abstain from smoking altogether. Very few people are able to “smoke one every now and then”; most of us end up smoking one right after the other.

However, this young lady made the comment that “there is a difference between an addict and somebody who is dependant”.

Her reasoning was this:

Anyone’s body can become dependant on a substance after prolonged use. But an addict is somebody who will stop at nothing to get their fix, and is not interested in getting help with their condition.

So if you know you have a problem, and are actually putting a strong effort into correcting this issue, you should pat yourself on the back and acknowledge the fact that you are not just giving in and accepting your addiction.

Give it some thought. You can do this!