Posts tagged Addicted

You may be addicted to making money, working out, watching sports, your job, or your favorite hobby. These are generally harmless addictions but they, too, can become a problem. On the other hand, there are addictions to less positive thing like drugs, alcohol or gambling. These are addictions that will always get you into trouble, either sooner or later.

How do you know whether an addiction is helpful or hurtful? If an addiction is interfering with your life, if it’s creating negative consequences for you, if it’s affecting your relationships in a disruptive way, if it’s causing financial problems or causing you to harm others, you can be sure the addiction is not helpful. These consequences are all red flags telling you it’s time to step back and rethink the situation. We can develop addictions to many strange things but, no matter what you’re addicted to, there are almost always others with the same addiction. Addictions can develop with respect to almost any activity that’s pleasurable. Although the addiction causes problems, there’s usually a payoff to it as well. There’s also the ever-present hope that this time the addictive activity will pay off, even though it hasn’t in the past.

One example is gambling. Losing money is no fun, but the activity of gambling and taking a risk feels exciting and promising. There’s a “rush” associated with it. And there’s the constant hope that, this time, it will produce a winning outcome, after which you promise yourself you’ll stop. But it usually doesn’t work that way. Instead the addiction simply becomes worse. You may find yourself feeling unbearably uncomfortable if you try to stop the activity. You’ll wonder why you keep doing it in spite of negative results. As this cycle continues, the addiction worsens. If allowed to continue, addiction can lead to all sorts of behaviors you would not normally consider.

You may be amazed at how your ethics have deteriorated. But still, you’re powerless to stop. Sometimes, simply looking at your behavior and deciding that the addictive activity is not worth the problems it’s causing is enough to say “no thank you” and move on. But if you find that your addiction has a mind of its own and persists in spite of your best efforts to let it go, then it’s time to seek help.

There are many ways to treat addictions and many people do recover from them. But if you’re truly addicted, you won’t be able to get free of it by yourself. You’ll need treatment, the help of addiction professionals and the support of others like yourself. The sooner you seek help, the sooner you can get your life back on track. The longer you indulge an addition, the more powerful it will become. It’s important to be proactive about treating addiction to avoid the most serious outcomes like loss of job, family, income and home.

You may be addicted to making money, working out, watching sports, your job, or your favorite hobby. These are generally harmless addictions but they, too, can become a problem. On the other hand, there are addictions to less positive thing like drugs, alcohol or gambling. These are addictions that will always get you into trouble, either sooner or later.

How do you know whether an addiction is helpful or hurtful? If an addiction is interfering with your life, if it’s creating negative consequences for you, if it’s affecting your relationships in a disruptive way, if it’s causing financial problems or causing you to harm others, you can be sure the addiction is not helpful. These consequences are all red flags telling you it’s time to step back and rethink the situation. We can develop addictions to many strange things but, no matter what you’re addicted to, there are almost always others with the same addiction. Addictions can develop with respect to almost any activity that’s pleasurable. Although the addiction causes problems, there’s usually a payoff to it as well. There’s also the ever-present hope that this time the addictive activity will pay off, even though it hasn’t in the past.

One example is gambling. Losing money is no fun, but the activity of gambling and taking a risk feels exciting and promising. There’s a “rush” associated with it. And there’s the constant hope that, this time, it will produce a winning outcome, after which you promise yourself you’ll stop. But it usually doesn’t work that way. Instead the addiction simply becomes worse. You may find yourself feeling unbearably uncomfortable if you try to stop the activity. You’ll wonder why you keep doing it in spite of negative results. As this cycle continues, the addiction worsens. If allowed to continue, addiction can lead to all sorts of behaviors you would not normally consider.

You may be amazed at how your ethics have deteriorated. But still, you’re powerless to stop. Sometimes, simply looking at your behavior and deciding that the addictive activity is not worth the problems it’s causing is enough to say “no thank you” and move on. But if you find that your addiction has a mind of its own and persists in spite of your best efforts to let it go, then it’s time to seek help.

There are many ways to treat addictions and many people do recover from them. But if you’re truly addicted, you won’t be able to get free of it by yourself. You’ll need treatment, the help of addiction professionals and the support of others like yourself. The sooner you seek help, the sooner you can get your life back on track. The longer you indulge an addition, the more powerful it will become. It’s important to be proactive about treating addiction to avoid the most serious outcomes like loss of job, family, income and home.

You may be addicted to making money, working out, watching sports, your job, or your favorite hobby. These are generally harmless addictions but they, too, can become a problem. On the other hand, there are addictions to less positive thing like drugs, alcohol or gambling. These are addictions that will always get you into trouble, either sooner or later.

How do you know whether an addiction is helpful or hurtful? If an addiction is interfering with your life, if it’s creating negative consequences for you, if it’s affecting your relationships in a disruptive way, if it’s causing financial problems or causing you to harm others, you can be sure the addiction is not helpful. These consequences are all red flags telling you it’s time to step back and rethink the situation. We can develop addictions to many strange things but, no matter what you’re addicted to, there are almost always others with the same addiction. Addictions can develop with respect to almost any activity that’s pleasurable. Although the addiction causes problems, there’s usually a payoff to it as well. There’s also the ever-present hope that this time the addictive activity will pay off, even though it hasn’t in the past.

One example is gambling. Losing money is no fun, but the activity of gambling and taking a risk feels exciting and promising. There’s a “rush” associated with it. And there’s the constant hope that, this time, it will produce a winning outcome, after which you promise yourself you’ll stop. But it usually doesn’t work that way. Instead the addiction simply becomes worse. You may find yourself feeling unbearably uncomfortable if you try to stop the activity. You’ll wonder why you keep doing it in spite of negative results. As this cycle continues, the addiction worsens. If allowed to continue, addiction can lead to all sorts of behaviors you would not normally consider.

You may be amazed at how your ethics have deteriorated. But still, you’re powerless to stop. Sometimes, simply looking at your behavior and deciding that the addictive activity is not worth the problems it’s causing is enough to say “no thank you” and move on. But if you find that your addiction has a mind of its own and persists in spite of your best efforts to let it go, then it’s time to seek help.

There are many ways to treat addictions and many people do recover from them. But if you’re truly addicted, you won’t be able to get free of it by yourself. You’ll need treatment, the help of addiction professionals and the support of others like yourself. The sooner you seek help, the sooner you can get your life back on track. The longer you indulge an addition, the more powerful it will become. It’s important to be proactive about treating addiction to avoid the most serious outcomes like loss of job, family, income and home.

You may be addicted to making money, working out, watching sports, your job, or your favorite hobby. These are generally harmless addictions but they, too, can become a problem. On the other hand, there are addictions to less positive thing like drugs, alcohol or gambling. These are addictions that will always get you into trouble, either sooner or later.

How do you know whether an addiction is helpful or hurtful? If an addiction is interfering with your life, if it’s creating negative consequences for you, if it’s affecting your relationships in a disruptive way, if it’s causing financial problems or causing you to harm others, you can be sure the addiction is not helpful. These consequences are all red flags telling you it’s time to step back and rethink the situation. We can develop addictions to many strange things but, no matter what you’re addicted to, there are almost always others with the same addiction. Addictions can develop with respect to almost any activity that’s pleasurable. Although the addiction causes problems, there’s usually a payoff to it as well. There’s also the ever-present hope that this time the addictive activity will pay off, even though it hasn’t in the past.

One example is gambling. Losing money is no fun, but the activity of gambling and taking a risk feels exciting and promising. There’s a “rush” associated with it. And there’s the constant hope that, this time, it will produce a winning outcome, after which you promise yourself you’ll stop. But it usually doesn’t work that way. Instead the addiction simply becomes worse. You may find yourself feeling unbearably uncomfortable if you try to stop the activity. You’ll wonder why you keep doing it in spite of negative results. As this cycle continues, the addiction worsens. If allowed to continue, addiction can lead to all sorts of behaviors you would not normally consider.

You may be amazed at how your ethics have deteriorated. But still, you’re powerless to stop. Sometimes, simply looking at your behavior and deciding that the addictive activity is not worth the problems it’s causing is enough to say “no thank you” and move on. But if you find that your addiction has a mind of its own and persists in spite of your best efforts to let it go, then it’s time to seek help.

There are many ways to treat addictions and many people do recover from them. But if you’re truly addicted, you won’t be able to get free of it by yourself. You’ll need treatment, the help of addiction professionals and the support of others like yourself. The sooner you seek help, the sooner you can get your life back on track. The longer you indulge an addition, the more powerful it will become. It’s important to be proactive about treating addiction to avoid the most serious outcomes like loss of job, family, income and home.