There&#x27;s an obvious difference here.<p>If the addict can&#x27;t find drugs anymore, he can&#x27;t use them.<p>If the alcoholic can&#x27;t find alcohol anymore, he can&#x27;t drink it.<p>If the gambler can&#x27;t find slot machines, he can&#x27;t gamble.<p>If the overeater can&#x27;t find food, he can&#x27;t eat.<p>The same can&#x27;t be said for depressed and unmotivated people - there&#x27;s nothing you can <i>take away</i> from them in order to keep them from suffering depression or demotivation.<p>Since they themselves can&#x27;t take those things away from themselves for their own good, the addic, the alcoholic, the gambler and the overeater really suffer from the same problem, lack of self-control.<p>EDIT: atwebb:<p>Since having self-control would suffice to stop using drugs, drinking alcohol, gambling, and overeating, therefore one who can&#x27;t stop doing any of those has to be lacking self-control.<p>Tell me where you got lost in that argument.