Diane

If I were seriously concerned that a person in my family were actually addicted
to something, I don't think I could in good faith have it in the home, even if
other family members like it.

How could I allow this person to see everyone else in the family enjoying it,
and not want it?

Does this sound cruel to anyone else?

Not attacking, just confused. If it's really an addiction, like alcohol, why the
different treatment?

:-) Diane

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<< If it's really an addiction, like alcohol, why the
different treatment? >>

It's not really an additcion, like alcohol.

If so, those families who say their kids (usually young teen girls) read
novels at the dining table, in the car, on the way to the library, should
remove all books, magazines and other printed matter from the house
immediately, out of consideration for that poor addicted child.

Sandra

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Diane

But the people who think it is an addiction are who I'm addressing. They
think the guy's got an addiction, and they're essentially saying, "but *we*
like rum and gin so we keep it around the house. Then we let him have a taste
because he likes it so much, but too much is bad for him, so we snatch the
bottle away before he can hurt himself."

:-) Diane


> << If it's really an addiction, like alcohol, why the
> different treatment? >>
>
> It's not really an additcion, like alcohol.
>
> If so, those families who say their kids (usually young teen girls) read
> novels at the dining table, in the car, on the way to the library, should
> remove all books, magazines and other printed matter from the house
> immediately, out of consideration for that poor addicted child.
>
> Sandra
>
> "Everything counts."
> http://expage.com/SandraDoddArticles
> http://expage.com/SandraDodd
>
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Sharon Rudd

Hello. My name is Sharon I am addicted to reading
books. I have had this compulsion since I was a young
child......


--- SandraDodd@... wrote:
>
> << If it's really an addiction, like alcohol, why
> the
> different treatment? >>
>
> It's not really an additcion, like alcohol.
>
> If so, those families who say their kids (usually
> young teen girls) read
> novels at the dining table, in the car, on the way
> to the library, should
> remove all books, magazines and other printed matter
> from the house
> immediately, out of consideration for that poor
> addicted child.
>
> Sandra
>
> "Everything counts."
> http://expage.com/SandraDoddArticles
> http://expage.com/SandraDodd
>


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Bridget E Coffman

On Sun, 9 Sep 2001 18:59:18 EDT SandraDodd@... writes:
>
> << If it's really an addiction, like alcohol, why the
> different treatment? >>
>
> It's not really an additcion, like alcohol.
>

Well, it is and it isn't. In our case it is more like
obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Wyndham also does the scratch and sniff maneuver - scratch back of head
and smell fingers compulsively. We don;t know why but it is harmless so
we don't pick about it. We do stop him from picking his arms open until
they bleed, another frequent one for him.

Bridget


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comes from morons?~~~~
I sent my Soul through the Invisible,
Some letter of that After-life to spell;
And by and by my Soul returned to me,
And answered, "I Myself am Heaven and Hell." -- The Rubaiyat

Diane

My sister was like this, and now she's a librarian. It's incurable!

:-) Diane


> > If so, those families who say their kids (usually
> > young teen girls) read
> > novels at the dining table, in the car, on the way
> > to the library, should
> > remove all books, magazines and other printed matter
> > from the house
> > immediately, out of consideration for that poor
> > addicted child.

Bonni Sollars

Sharon, Is that a joke? I wasn't sure if you were serious or not,
because I was a real book worm growing up, and as a young mother, I would
do nothing but read all day long. So I told myself there was more out
there to discover and put a limit on my fiction, and only read non
fiction that I felt would improve me somehow. I followed that diet for
about five years, and I have a larger sphere of experience now. I can
get through the day without reading anything if I want now. But I had to
discover that for myself. Bonni
P.S. Oh, I see that you were joking. How embarrassing:}

Sharon Rudd

Bridgette
Have you considered Tourette's??? It presesnts in an
infinit variety of tics. Scratch and sniff is pretty
common. Tourette's often shows up in OCD families.
There is a genetic relationship to both disorders.
Meds, therapy, and support groups DO help.

Sharon


--- Bridget E Coffman <rumpleteasermom@...>
wrote:
>
> Well, it is and it isn't. In our case it is more
> like
> obsessive-compulsive disorder.
> Wyndham also does the scratch and sniff maneuver -
> scratch back of head
> and smell fingers compulsively. We don;t know why
> but it is harmless so
> we don't pick about it. We do stop him from picking
> his arms open until
> they bleed, another frequent one for him.
>
> Bridget
>
>
> ~~~~If electricity comes from electrons...does that
> mean that morality
> comes from morons?~~~~
> I sent my Soul through the Invisible,
> Some letter of that After-life to spell;
> And by and by my Soul returned to me,
> And answered, "I Myself am Heaven and Hell."
> -- The Rubaiyat
>


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