Breaking from addiction

[Oche Diligence]

Most people who engage in addictive behaviors and go on to develop an actual addiction find that overcoming it is more challenging than they expected.
Even though the difficulties people have with quitting drugs are well known, when people start using, they often feel that addiction is a myth and they can quit any time they want. Or they feel that they are an exception to the rule.
This is even more likely with non-substance, or behavioral, addictions involving activities such as excessive eating, sex, gambling, shopping, masturbation, pornography, lust exercise etc. What makes the situation even more complicated is that for every addictive behavior, there are some people who are able to engage in the behavior without developing an addiction.
This is true of all of the behavioral addictions (some of which involve healthy or necessary actions, like eating, exercise, and shopping). But it's also true of substance use. There are some cases of controlled drinking, recreational marijuana use, and even controlled heroin use.

Most people think they are one of the lucky few who won't get hooked, and unfortunately, don't realize the truth until it is too late.
By the time they recognize the need for change, they may not even want to. It can take years of being faced with the negative consequences of an addiction before realizing that it is causing significant problems.
Make a decision to change.
But sooner or later, most people who have an addiction decide a change needs to happen. Once the decision is made, most people have a specific goal in mind. It might be to quit entirely, to quit some addictive behaviors or substances (but not all), to reduce the amount of time or money spent on addictive behaviors, or to reduce the harm of an addictive behavior.
For example, many drug users decide to quit heroin or meth but continue to drink alcohol, or smoke cigarettes or marijuana. Many heavy drinkers have the goal of just one drink a day, or only drinking socially.

Getting clear on your goal before putting it into practice is helpful for success in changing an addictive behavior.

 

[Mcuzy]

True. When I was young I always thought people who had addiction problems were joking, thinking that once am ready I'll just stop. Became older and found out that it ain't always easy.

 

[Folaham]

Most people who engage in addictive behaviors and go on to develop an actual addiction find that overcoming it is more challenging than they expected.
Even though the difficulties people have with quitting drugs are well known, when people start using, they often feel that addiction is a myth and they can quit any time they want. Or they feel that they are an exception to the rule.
This is even more likely with non-substance, or behavioral, addictions involving activities such as excessive eating, sex, gambling, shopping, masturbation, pornography, lust exercise etc. What makes the situation even more complicated is that for every addictive behavior, there are some people who are able to engage in the behavior without developing an addiction.
This is true of all of the behavioral addictions (some of which involve healthy or necessary actions, like eating, exercise, and shopping). But it's also true of substance use. There are some cases of controlled drinking, recreational marijuana use, and even controlled heroin use.

Most people think they are one of the lucky few who won't get hooked, and unfortunately, don't realize the truth until it is too late.
By the time they recognize the need for change, they may not even want to. It can take years of being faced with the negative consequences of an addiction before realizing that it is causing significant problems.
Make a decision to change.
But sooner or later, most people who have an addiction decide a change needs to happen. Once the decision is made, most people have a specific goal in mind. It might be to quit entirely, to quit some addictive behaviors or substances (but not all), to reduce the amount of time or money spent on addictive behaviors, or to reduce the harm of an addictive behavior.
For example, many drug users decide to quit heroin or meth but continue to drink alcohol, or smoke cigarettes or marijuana. Many heavy drinkers have the goal of just one drink a day, or only drinking socially.

Getting clear on your goal before putting it into practice is helpful for success in changing an addictive behavior.

Your submission is well detailed.
discipline goes a long way to help one gain freedom from addiction. Right?

 

[Kiko]

The good news is that you can quit, although it is a complicated process. There are many factors, physical, mental, emotional, and biological that make quitting difficult. This is why so many people find treatment helps to guide them through the complex process of quitting–although many people are successful quitting on their own. Addiction affects the frontal cortex of your brain in such a way as to alter your impulse control and judgment. When you find yourself thinking, feeling, or acting in a particular way that goes against your decision to quit, you can be more compassionate with yourself, and keep trying. Tolerance is both a physical and psychological process. The more times the behavior is repeated, the less sensitivity you have to it, and the more you need to get the same effect. Drugs, such as alcohol and opiates, work on specific parts of the brain, creating physical tolerance.

 

[redpogi16]

Yes you can free from any kind of addiction.
You just need to focus on other things not to the things you have been addicted to. In that way you can forget what you have been addicted. But most importantly you cannot free from addiction if you do not control yourself.

 

[Snazzy001]

Addiction to bad habits is a fast killer.i think the only preventive measures to addiction is not even getting it started in your life.Starting it takes just few seconds, but actually seconds that destroys.stopping it is harder than a concrete wall.

 

[Oloritoks]

The best way to break free from addiction is when you start keeping yourself busy with things like that are productive for that moment even when it might be physically tasking but you have to set your mind to ensure that it is done to fill up time.

 

[sam386150]

Addiction is a very bad habit and the only way you can break yourself from an addiction he is by making time for yourself and keep yourself busy with something meaningful, separate from Friends that cannot provide meaningful things into your life.
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Addiction is a very bad habit and the only way you can break yourself from an addiction he is by making time for yourself and keep yourself busy with something meaningful, separate from Friends that cannot provide meaningful things into your life.

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Addiction is a very bad habit and the only way you can break yourself from an addiction he is by making time for yourself and keep yourself busy with something meaningful, separate from Friends that cannot provide meaningful things into your life.

 

[Shigobad20201]

Addiction is a biopsychosocial disorder characterized by repeated use of drugs, or repetitive engagement in a behavior such as gambling, despite harm to self and others, we have three stepsto break from addiction,
One is to stay away from temptations that help fed your addiction or bad behaviours, two is to replace your old habit with new similar ones, and lastly love yourself.

 

[Briangsam]

Old habits die hard they say. It is not easy to break from any addictive behavior. You must have the sheer will and desire to want to break from it. You must also keep yourself engaged with things.

 

[Ralphjoe]

Addiction is a disease that is actually quite difficult for one to break away from. This is why most people that have one form of addition or the other are taken to rehabilitation centres so that those addictions can be broken there.

 

[Adventurer]

True. When I was young I always thought people who had addiction problems were joking, thinking that once am ready I'll just stop. Became older and found out that it ain't always easy.

Not easy at all, the worst part is before someone who has an addiction can be admitted for rehabilitation, he or she must be willing to make that change. They can't be forced