“What’s your addiction? Is it money? Is it cars? Is
it weed? I’ve been afflicted by not one, not two but all three.”- Mr. K. West.
Addiction as defined by the dictionary is the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.
ADDICTION is
ADDICTION is
the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.
So addiction is mental or physical slavery? You damn right.
I am no expert but even an idiot can tell which
addictions are common, and which ones are....erm pretty rare. For instance
tobacco in cigarettes (nicotine C 1 0 H 1 4 N 2 ), so-called recreational or hard or designer drugs, food,
alcohol, TV and sex addictions do not exactly make jaws drop.
But a few that usually raises eye-brows include
addiction to cough mixture, masturbation, night-clubbing, shopping,
pornography, football-watching, free-running (the urge to participate), money
etc.
With developments in technology, came latter-day
addictions: text addiction, whatsapp addiction(??!!!) mobile/smart phone addiction in general (Blackberry
& iPhone in particular), Social Networking (Facebook and twitter
especially), internet chat-room and even YouTube addiction.
A few addicts stumble into their habits. Some willingly put two feet into
a habit just out of curiosity. By the time, the curiosity subsides, they are
knee-deep in the dirt. And when it finally hits them that they are addicts,
their whole core will be in, almost up to the chin with the particular
addiction(s).
Peer pressure, tantalizing commercials (they are all
tantalizing anyway, aren’t they?), boredom, the need to be part of the trend are
some of the other reasons people develop these so-difficult-to-break habits.
Rarely, addicts admit to their addictions and seek
help. But most times, they don’t admit it. They wrongfully believe that at any
point, they can overcome habits by sheer power of will. And then all will be
fine again.
I spoke to a medical practitioner,a man of a hallowed profession and asked him what the whole addiction issue is all about. This Dr....ok, to save him the embarrassment, let's just call him Dr. H.A. said "he had to pull out some texts on 'Addiction and Psychiatry'" and then get back to me. When I checked on him again, he said he couldn't find the right pages. Moral of the story: the topic can not even be explained by a supposed expert.
Addicts usually choose special occasions like birthdays or death days
or even lent to try to break a habit. When all fails, they rely on the tried
and untested New Year Resolution nonsense.
For instance, an alcoholic that won’t admit he (or
she) is an alcoholic describes his or herself as a “social drinker” and will
never admit his or her reasonable limit. He will always be just one glass away
from being an alcoholic in his mind. He may not be able to walk in a straight
line but he believes he can drive himself or find a cab or even walk home. An
alcoholic wouldn’t be able to do that; hence he is not an alcoholic. So he
thinks.
Whereas, a drunkard(so to speak) who has been
involved in a serious incident like an accident or a counseling session may
admit to having demons and may seek help in battling them. Alcoholic Anonymous
always have their arms open.
End of day, everybody got something they cannot do
without. Whether it is pink xannies, Ribotussin, Demerol, sneakers, or playing
2 Live Crew on repeat.
At what point though, does it become dangerous to
indulge? Exactly when you think it isn’t.And is every addictive habit harmful to
oneself or others? Not really. No one can convince me that 3 o’clock and 17:30
premiership games on a Saturday, followed by a La Liga at 21:00 is harmful to
my health. Although it does my productivity on the day, I still feel it is a
fulfilled day. No? And I really could be using that time to fix my relationship.
Oh well…………..
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