ADDICTIONS ENSLAVE US HABITS LIBERATE US
How do you define if you are truly addicted or it’s just a habit. The definition of addiction is listed below but where does a habit turn into an addiction? If you constantly participate in an activity or eat/drink a certain substance on a daily basis are you addicted? If so call me a chocolate blog writing addict?
I believe addiction occurs when an individual can’t substitute that feeling he receives from that substance or activity with another and feels like he/she needs it to survive. They actually don’t even feel the initially high they had with “it” but would feel sick without it. When such action occurs then truly treatment might be the answer to this problem so you can truly find the joy and happiness in all the wonderful things life has to offer instead of being imprisoned by one.
Addiction is characterized by inability to consistently abstain, impairment in behavioral control, craving, diminished recognition of significant problems with one’s behaviors and interpersonal relationships, and a dysfunctional emotional response