Is it possible for someone with an addictive personality to actually give up ALL addictions? I have met many people over the years (and even been in love with some) that have had horrible addictions to drugs, alchohol, etc. When they stop doing one addiction, they replace it with another like sex, working out, food, etc.
2007-08-23 09:04:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
First off, everyone has an addicted personality! It's not just substance-related. You can have an addiction to one thing and not have an addiction to another.
For example, I am addicted to bread, TV, and the Internet. But no matter how much I drink alcohol, I can't get addicted to it. I drink a day or two, and come back to it months later. My drinking is usually social.
Suprisingly, I was a heavy "petter" as a child, since age 10. It lasted until 18, and I not only do not miss it but do not even think about it. I definitely am not addicted to sex.
Like the other guy said, you are addicted to addictions. That, in itself, is an addiction.
As far of ever going fully away, NO, that's why they are addictions. I will always crave the bread, I just won't always eat it. I'll always crave the Internet, but I'll never be able to be without it for years without going through a withdraw process. And when I touch it again, I will fall under addiction.
Alot of it is why they are addicted. It's usually just to use as a medicine to fix a problem they already have, yet creating a new set of problems. I do not know how many times I hear my father saying, "My depression from your mother caused me to drink, so your mother's to blame". That is BS! My mother didn't give him the bottle, he chose to pick it up himself. Just like I wasn't given a computer, only access to it. THat does not mean my addiction is the fault of having access, but rather, because I continued to overdo the access.
You answered your own question in your very biased and elitist approach, and I for one do NOT like people taking advantage of other people through deception by cleverly wording the question to make us answer a certain way, so when we are wrong you can shout down our throats and tell us we're insane just because we disagree with you!
2007-08-23 09:23:27 · answer #1 · answered by wk_coe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. Even if it is physiological or psychological, and even tho' they overcome the active use of the drugs/acolchol, there is always the underlying urge to medicate the "itch/urge/etc." Also if the person gets back to the "old group" or a setting where the substances are used, it's just asking for trouble!! A lot of the addictions are to medicate loneliness, grief, depression, living conditions, etc. I takes a LOT of support of others, NA; AA groups and a totally new group of people and settings to maintain sobriety. But it is certainly worth it!! The road only goes down w/substances, and accellerates on the way down. Clean and sober, the way "up" seems slow, but becomes easier and easier as the rewards become more visible. There are STILL rough times and temptations.
2007-08-23 12:58:08 · answer #2 · answered by Martell 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are 100% correct with that.
Besides people self-medicating because of Mental Dissorders, why else would someone want to be "HIGH". It is an Adrenaline Rush, and no matter what your addiction may be, it can be replaced with another.
Some people having shopping addictions, coffee, working out etc..
I believe that unless you over do it, working out should be an answer to getting through an addiction and that is a healthy but "HARD" addiction to have.
We live in a VERY lazy society so we replace "BOREDOM" with computers, video games, tv, dvd's...
When I was a kid, I was never inside always out riding my bike. We had 6 people in my family and 2tv's with 2 channels.
I am 30 but still, our socitey has become lazy.
Rachel
2007-08-23 09:13:21 · answer #3 · answered by Rachel G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most people probably do replace their bad addictions with healthier/better ones...but there are some people who get rid of their addictions and the only thing remaining of them is a memory.
my friend's dad smokes, and he had to get part if his tongue cut because he could've had cancer, and he still smokes, and he was to quit, but just a week ago my friend found out he still smokes
2007-08-23 09:16:19 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your right, the addictive personality will always be battling somthing! They never ALL go away!
2007-08-23 09:08:34 · answer #5 · answered by lane 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In all the years I have spent around people in "recovery", The only true success I have seen was in one who found he had a devout religious calling.
2007-08-23 09:10:38 · answer #6 · answered by Jen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like being addicted to addictions. Why bother with such people?
2007-08-23 09:12:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
once addicted always addicted.....in some form or another....
2007-08-23 09:13:12 · answer #8 · answered by MJ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you might be right about that. That is a very good point.
2007-08-23 09:06:57 · answer #9 · answered by August lmagination 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to stop dating addicts.**
2007-08-23 09:09:34 · answer #10 · answered by ♥Twinkle♥Toes 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋