The Word 'Addiction' Gets Used Too Frequently, amirite?

Recovering drunk here. I find exactly zero disrespect when someone says this, for what it's worth.

It's fun, real addicted people will never say (or almost never) that they have an addiction. My mom was addicted to exercise, would get angry if someone suggested she had done enough exercise (she went up to 6 hours daily after retirement) and if someone said she was addicted she'd deny it and say she just does what her body asks her.

i feel like this is on the same level as when people say they are "ocd" about things when they mean they're a neat freak

So now we're gatekeeping addictions.