Addiction/Habits; How do they affect us?
I recently talked about drug/alcohol abuse. If you are interested in knowing what I talked about, you can look through my blog. It was more of a discussion post. You can share your thoughts and views in the comment section.
Here, let's talk about Addiction/Habits. How they affect us. How we manage them and what can we do to stop the bad once we choose to stop.
If you will agree with me, everyone has one or more Addiction/Habit. Good or Bad, anything you crave so much for and do not feel complete without, is an Addiction.
Some are addictions with good course, while some are damaging to our lives/personality.
Talking about this topic was actually inspired by my last post on drug/alcohol abuse, a response for @illuminatus about something he was compelled to do, tuning into an addiction(not something bad...lol).
While I am still trying to understand why people take drugs/alcohol, to an extent that it takes control of their life and sometimes their personality. I also realise that the use of drug/alcohol to the extent of abuse, could actually be as result of certain Addiction/Habit they couldn't get away with. These habits becomes an addiction that becomes difficult to walk away from without help.
Habits can be anything we get so involved with, something we feel incomplete and empty without. This habits from time to time grow into addictions that are now attributed to our personality.
Not all Addictions are bad. Some are actually good as they help us improve who we are. But the bad once become a concern because of the damage it does to us or our personality.
In my opinion;
I will say, no matter how bad the habit has grown into an addiction. If we find anyone, whose addiction have a negative impact on them, we should offer a hand with understanding to help that person. Believe it or not, an addiction is never easy to break away from. It needs the help of an outsider with display of love and understanding.
Another way a person can walk away from an addiction is by conscious effort to stop. This way is actually very difficult and could take a long time to achieve. But a determine and willing mind can make it happen. All it takes is a strong determination and dedication to effort to try.
Before I end this, I will like to share my way of breaking away from an addiction/habit:
Breaking away from an addiction/habit, I tend to do it more and more until it embarrasses me or I get irritated. The feeling of embarrassment/irritation kills any kind of urge for that thing instantly. It may seems weired, but it works for me.
Please feel free to share. I really would like you to share with us. You may just be helping someone break away from an addiction/habit they have been struggling with.
Just a piece to share:
Do not be quick to judge or condemn anyone for their addiction. You never know how much they have struggled to get there. Rather be understanding and show them love. It will help them get out of it.
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