can people become addicted to other people and why do we?

Answer 1

Any addiction is an unhealthy emotional need. When we use something in the wrong way to prop us up like a crutch, we develop an addiction to it. The object can be a person, place or thing, and as soon as we get a supportive feeling from it, we begin to crave it. Could be food, alcohol, drugs, tv - you name it. If you relate to a person the wrong way, as though you couldn't survive without them, they become an object of addiction, and if the tie gets cut, you will feel a loss of life support. It varies in degree, but a person can be addicted to another like any common addiction.

Answer 2

Yes, it's call co-dependency.
A "codependent" is loosely defined as someone who exhibits too much, and often inappropriate, caring for persons who depend on him or her.Codependency is a progressive disease brought about by child abuse, which takes the form of anything "less than nurturing." Codependency is epidemic (maybe all of us are codependent) and defines a vast array of psychological and physical symptoms. The caring manifested by codependents is an unconscious effort to keep repressed pain at bay, and the codependent actually contributes to the addictive behavior of their loved ones by enabling. Enabling keeps the loved one addicted so the codependent can go on caring to gain a sense of self worth. Recovery from codependency requires drastic attitude and lifestyle change. (Detachment)

Answer 3

I'm addicted to several people. It is my nature. I am loving.