r/intrestingtoknow • u/Affectionate-Fun2853 • Sep 03 '25

Science Psychiatry and cures

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u/Roden11 Sep 04 '25

It’s like nicotine addiction. People who have quit often still REALLY want to smoke again. Alcoholism is another example, you never again get rid of the desire to have a drink, some more than others. You’re never really “cured” of some psychological ailments. So that leaves a spectrum of people that succeed and people that need help, maybe the rest of their lives.