Medical researcher and writer Doug Thorburn, referencing the work of alcoholism authority Vernon Johnson, explained the characteristics of an addictive personality in his 2005 book “Alcoholism Myths and Realities”:
“He does not act badly; you do. He commits no wrongs; you do. If he does something for which he should be held accountable, it is because you made him commit the act. He truly believes that no matter how grotesque, what he did was the right thing do under the circumstances. This opinion of his own perfection is the reason he develops a god-like sense of self, which translates into an inordinately large sense of self-importance, or an ‘inflated ego.'”
If this sounds like someone you know, it should; because on an almost hourly basis our nation is exposed to the machinations of this addictive-type personality. A big question would be: What is the addiction? Perhaps it is simply an addiction to ego. And let the believer beware.
