When you are addicted to something it could be anything from eating or not eating , drugs, alcohol, shopping, clutter, gambling and infidelity. When any of theses are causing problems and you couldn’t quit doing them if you wanted to, then that is considered an addiction. There is help out there for all of these addictions it could be a treatment center, individual therapy and anonymous meetings.

The main thing in recovery is to be able to live a happy and free life and not to be afraid, to be able to be around others without that burden of addiction. Some of the signs of addiction are questioning yourself about why do I do this? Why can’t I stop doing this? Why do I keep doing this? You know that then you have a addiction. The next sign is being very defensive when the subject of your addiction is brought up and you try to defend yourself. You say that, If other people don’t understand then it their problem, I can stop anytime I want to, or It’s not a problem for me. Then there comes the blaming others for your behaviors that keeps the from taking the the blame for anything. Then comes all the secrets and lies that are told. The addict really thinks that their addiction is a secret and they are the only one that knows. The people around the addict notices that they are abusing drugs, gambling all their money away, eating way to much, shopping, purging and drinking to much.

Even though the addict knows everyone knows they still tell lies, so the are just fooling themselves. Then they start thinking that no one loves them and that other people just don’ understand. The main goal in recovery is for you to kick your habit and you shine your light on the world and through honesty and getting help it is possible for recovery.

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