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So the word disease comes from the medical model.
en.wikipedia.org
Later came the mental health model which borrows from the medical model but also draws from the psychology/counseling foundations.
Counselors and therapists worldwide receive training in mental health theories and how to use them. We look at these theories, and who created them.
positivepsychology.com
In the medical model diseases are seen as biological and treated in such a way that tries to alter body chemistry or change the physical state
of one's body ( body chemistry balance, viruses, bacteria, etc etc)
However in the mental health model we don't use the word disease, we use the word disorder. Dis-order as the word points to, means that something
is out of order. This often relates to one's thought processes which often shapes cognition and form certain behaviors and patterns due to
learned behaviors, social conditioning, and pathological habits due to life choices and our reactions to what has happened to us.
So when we look at addiction, there is a biological and mental component. There is also a spiritual component as well. We can
see the spiritual component in the fact that most successful programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous incorporate principles of spirituality
Bill W. considered each step to be a spiritual principle in and of itself. However, particularly in the 12 & 12, he outlined the spiritual principles […]
www.aacle.org
The issue is however is, we try to separate these 3 as distinct separate domains that do not overlap, However that is not the case.
Let's start with the spiritual component, people can be tempted and led spiritually to start certain habits which lead to addiction
such as drinking. There is the spiritual component of being drawn into sin and spiritual bondage, There is next the mental
component about our thoughts and how we may find this action as part of our routine and grow in dependency by
using something as a way to cope. So our mind actually gets modeled to see this habit as part of our lifestyle. Next there
is the physical aspect in which our body chemistry is changed through addiction (drugs) behaviors and these tendencies
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Example epigenetics -
Explores the role of genetics and epigenetics in the development and treatment of drug abuse and addiction.
www.drugabuse.gov
can be passed down to our children and they become more predisposed to be alcoholics because the parents were.
So the concept of addiction is complex, there is a spiritual, mental, and physical component. We try to separate them but we
are body , soul , and spirit and what we do in one domain of our being impacts the other. Emptiness in our spirit can lead one
to seek out self destructive ways of coping, negative cognitive patterns can lead to those behaviors a disorderly way of thinking,
and if you do such a behavior long enough, physical addiction becomes an issues as your physical chemistry changes as your
brain is rewires through neuro-plasticity and changes in your neuro-transmitters, etc.
Read medical definition of Neuroplasticity
www.medicinenet.com
So while addiction is not a "disease" such as a virus or bacteria, it does have physical impacts on our body chemistry.
And the spiritual sins of the grand and great grand parents can predispose their children to be at greater risk or suffering from addiction.
However, no matter how much you are predispose to something, if you never start drinking, you will not have the physical dependency.
But if you are predispose and your start, you may find yourself in bondage physically and spiritually, much quicker than another person
whose grand parents did not battle with that issue and thus have passed their genetic make up to them. -- Sin has consequences. --
Look at Adam and Eve for example, their sin predisposed all of humanity to sin. We see this quickly as Cain, their child was now susceptible
to anger and killed his brother. So we may want to say it is not fair for God to have someone be born with the struggle of addiction
if addiction is a sin, but if you think about it, we are actually all born sinners, which is why we need Jesus.
Jesus will free our spiritual bondage, good counseling can help you change your thought patterns, and if you do that long enough keeping
away from those spirits and not repeating those negative thought patterns and behaviors, your
body will rewire itself physically, so that it is back in EASE and ORDER. (opposed to Dis-Ease & Dis-Order).
-WNL
