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Take for example toxoplasmosis in cat shit. It gets into rats and alters their behavior, making them friendlier to cats. This causes them to get eaten by cats, propagating the parasite.

Then there's another one whose name I can't remember, that infects slugs, causing them to engorge their feelers (which turns them red) and drives them to climb high branches, so they get eaten by birds which propagates the parasite.

Alcohol, to the alcoholic, alters our behavior in very destructive ways, causing all kinds of misery our lives and in the lives of everyone close to us. When you factor in children of alcoholics who become alcoholics as a result of this wreckage, it really does seem like some sort of demonic misery spreading parasite. The host even tends to die from it.

In the depths of my personal misadventures, I couldn't make myself not drink, even when I didn't want to, and knew I shouldn't. Something else was in control.

Just something I've thought about recently.

Take for example toxoplasmosis in cat shit. It gets into rats and alters their behavior, making them friendlier to cats. This causes them to get eaten by cats, propagating the parasite. Then there's another one whose name I can't remember, that infects slugs, causing them to engorge their feelers (which turns them red) and drives them to climb high branches, so they get eaten by birds which propagates the parasite. Alcohol, to the alcoholic, alters our behavior in very destructive ways, causing all kinds of misery our lives and in the lives of everyone close to us. When you factor in children of alcoholics who become alcoholics as a result of this wreckage, it really does seem like some sort of demonic misery spreading parasite. The host even tends to die from it. In the depths of my personal misadventures, I couldn't make myself not drink, even when I didn't want to, and knew I shouldn't. Something else was in control. Just something I've thought about recently.

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I agree that addiction is self imposed, but most of us don't realize we're being tricked into it. Nobody says "Ya know, I think I'll become physically dependent on something that will kill me." They think "This stuff makes it easier for me to be social." or "I'll drink like the men." or "I appreciate fine wines because I'm cultured" etc.

Once you're there though, it's remarkably hard to pull yourself out of. One thing that is definitely not helpful in that endeavor though, is someone coming through to say "Just be stronger."

That just reads to me as "I've never been addicted to anything" at best and "don't make me think about how much I drink" at worst.

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Well, now you know. We're all being tricked, big time. Speaking of which, you may find Behold a Pale Horse interesting. It speaks of this. It's on YouTube and it's a .pdf