There are four symptoms of addiction which can be recognized and described. I’m talking an addiction to anything…not just drugs or alcohol. The most important thing to remember about addiction is it is more about the addictive thinking and addictive behavior than it is about the actual substance, person or thing that the addiction is focused on.
The problem with addiction is that it is a disease that is best left self-diagnosed. If you addicts can remember back…you were probably one of the last people to truly realize that you were addicted. Unfortunately…that is one of the four symptoms of addiction. But what are the others?
There are four symptoms of addiction which can be recognized and described. I’m talking an addiction to anything…not just drugs or alcohol. The most important thing to remember about addiction is it is more about the addictive thinking and addictive behavior than it is about the actual substance, person or thing that the addiction is focused on.
The problem with addiction is that it is a disease that is best left self-diagnosed. If you addicts can remember back…you were probably one of the last people to truly realize that you were addicted. Unfortunately…that is one of the four symptoms of addiction. But what are the others?
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