There’s a lot of talk about addictions, especially about addiction to drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. A definition, without getting too clinical is: An addiction is a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity. An addiction can be physical and/or psychological. It differs from a passion in that it has to be done whether it gives joy or not. I believe the question of addiction involves control. For example, do I control alcohol or does it control me? Do I control money and shopping or does shopping control me? Do I play computer games to fill my time and because I enjoy the challenge or do I play because I can’t stop? I think addiction takes many, many forms, some obvious and some more obscure such as addiction to: [Read more...]
Let’s Talk About Addictions
Are Addictions All In Your Head?
I realize a question like the one posed as the title of this article may ruffle a few feathers, but I have to explore it anyway. Why? Mainly because I battled addictions to both alcohol and cigarettes for more than fifteen years, and walked away from both of them a little over a year ago, and have realized some very important points in the process. Not the least of which is the fact that I realized that being addicted to these substances was all in my head. [Read more...]
How To Overcome Addiction
Many people battle with addictions for significant portions of their lives and have a lot of difficulty overcoming these things called “addictions”. How do I know this? Well, not only because I hear about addictions in the media almost incessantly, but for the better part of 15 years I was addicted to both alcohol and cigarettes. I smoked cigarettes to the tune of at least a pack a day, and drank beer to the tune of at least a twelve-pack a day, so by my calculations, I was most certainly addicted. A little over a year ago, I walked away from both practices, and wanted to share how it is I did it. [Read more...]







