addicted to addiction.

has anyone ever heard of an ugly person being a sex addict? i'm just saying. what kind of shit is this? first of all the whole premise of this addiction is ridiculous to me. i mean, i like fucking...a lot. does that make me a sex addict? i'm not gonna waste my time doing any actual research on the subject, but i'm relatively certain that in order to be an addict you must have a craving/need that you feel you can't live without. now i'm familiar with some physical addictions, those that cause some biological reaction and require some type of medical treatment. (i.e., dope fiends, alchys, and the like) and i'm cool with those being called addictions. i mean, on some level i feel like those people are pathetic, spineless amoebas who should just get a hobby, but nonetheless, i've witnessed the shakes and all that from trying to detox from those substances so i can understand. but when we get into the realm of these made up psychological addictions, i really start to have a problem. basically we've decided to call any unchecked behavior an addiction. people are addicted to shopping, eating, and now FUCKING? oh no, no, no. doing sumthin pathologically because it makes you feel better about how miserable your life is just makes you an ASSHOLE. it doesn't make you an addict. allow me to let you in on a personal example. there was a time a few years ago (or last week) when i found myself frequenting the ballet (a.k.a. – gentlemen’s clubs) on a far too regular basis. i did it because having boobs in my face was a nice way to spend an evening. and paying for that little treat allowed me the freedom to completely ignore any conversation that took place during the course of said activity. but at some point i realized "hey, why am i eating ribs with some teenager named luscious sitting on my lap at three in the afternoon?" i wasn't addicted; i just had defaulted into a behavior that made me feel good. nothing more. nothing less. i guess my point is calling these things addictions just gives the "afflicted" person an excuse not to take responsibility for their behavior. sack up. get over yourself. and do sumthin productive. or at the very least find an "addiction" that helps others. be addicted to curing cancer, or stem cell research...selfish bastards.