Posted by Larry Hoover on November 6, 2005, at 11:37:36
In reply to Re: This was a rhetorical question everyone » ClearSkies, posted by alexandra_k on November 4, 2005, at 19:10:13
> the concept of disease has been stretched still further in order to make addictive behaviours out to be a disease.
The etymology of disease traces back to Old French, with written use at least as early as 1330. Probably came from the Norman conquest in 1066. Anyway, the early meaning, from "diseasu", was "not at peace" or "not at ease".
Once I discovered the history of the word, I personally found it very much easier to accept that I had the "not at peace" of addiction.
> that is something that is (and IMO should be) resisted.
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> because...
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> if addictive behaviours count as a 'disease'...
> then shouldn't that go down on your health record as an ongoing condition?Not all diseases are chronic, i.e. active over an extended period. Mumps is a disease, but once experienced, it is still a relevant part of the subject's medical history.
> you have the disease forever and ever even if you have been clean for 50 years...
...you would still have a history of the disease of addiction.
> i don't see how this helps...
> i think it is more likely to harm...Only if you label people based on their medical history.
Lar
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