Whats the Difference Between Having a Addictive Personality and Just Plain Addicted?
Question by : Whats the difference between having a addictive personality and just plain addicted?
I hear people say you don’t have an addiction, but you have an addictive personality & i was just wondering whats the difference, addiction is addiction right, weather its personality or not, right? Explain if you will.
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Answer by Cori
An example: I have an addictive personality and I’m addicted to alcohol. I’m in recovery for it. In the past I’ve been addicted to meth, pot, x, and lots of other things. I won’t try heroin because I know that I have and addictive personality and would get hooked on it. That’s also the reason I avoid pain meds or anything else I know could trigger my addictive personality. I’m clean from alcohol, so I’m not addicted right now, but if I drink again, I know my addictive personality will trigger an addiction.
Answer by Julia
“Addictive personality” is made up. There is no such thing. It’s a common phrase, but it’s incorrect. Addictive personality DISORDER is something that you can’t control. Addiction is not just addiction. The definition of 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.
The term “addiction” is used VERY loosely, as you can see from the definition. Addiction is a disorder. It’s a mental illness that people need help to stop. Addictive personality disorder is very hard to treat. Any personality disorder is hard to treat. Depending what a person is addicted to (it could be washing hands, what is a co-morbidity with obsessive compulsive disorder) and a psychiatrist might give them anti-anxiety medications. If it’s, say, nymphomania, anti-anxiety medication may work, and also intense therapy. If it’s an addiction to narcotics, however, the person will need a detox and group therapy.
To every personality disorder, there is an etiology consisting of the biopsychosocial aspects.
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