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Nadia Eliora

Joshua Blackburn

Physical and Health Education

17 November 2014

Dealin !ith "ddiction

Dealin !ith addiction is a #ersonal $iht that $e! have never dealt !ith% &hether it

be addiction to thins considered normal' like $ood or video ames' or thins considered

moreserious' like drus or sel$(harm% No matter ho! normalor seriousan addiction it' it)s

immensely im#ortant to remove an addiction% But $irst !e need to kno! !hat an addiction is%

"n addiction is characteri*ed by a #erson)s continual lonin $or somethin% +he ,inability to

consistently abstain' im#airment in behavioral control' cravin' diminished reconition o$

sini$icant #roblems !ith one)s behaviors and inter#ersonal relationshi#s' and a dys$unctional

emotional res#onse -De$inition o$ "ddiction.%/ +his means that !hen a #erson is addicted' it

!ould be etremely di$$icult and almost im#ossible $or them to hold themselves back $rom it'

because addictions reach a #sycholoical level% omethin classi$ied as an addiction miht

not necessarily ruin you' but they sto# you $rom livin li$e o#timally%

"ddictions are caused by the brain)s lonin $or #leasure' usually mani$estin itsel$

throuh etreme lonin $or somethin' the inability to control cravin' and continual

involvement !ith the s#eci$ic addiction -nderstandin "ddiction.% &hen the brain $inds

#leasure in somethin and the body is constantly receivin it' an addiction develo#s%

"ddictions rane $rom addiction to common' household thins to addiction more danerous'

health(a$$ectin thins' $or both solid and concrete ob3ects% "n eam#le to addiction to!ards

an abstract thin is addiction to !ork' #eo#le havin this addiction are s#eci$ically called

workaholics' because they $ind a reason to !ork even i$ it isn)t necessary% ike many other

addictions' addiction to !ork is a mental thin% ome !orkaholics $all into the addiction

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because o$ the adrenaline released throuh the #rocess' !hile others do it $or the sense o$

accom#lishment and #raise received $rom !orkin% Nonetheless' addiction to !ork can be

danerous $or your mental' social' and #hysical health% 5entally' !orkin too much may

cause severe stress% ocially' too much !ork !ill a$$ect a #erson)s relationshi# !ith their

community' sto##in them $ro interactin like they should% Physically' a #erson)s body

becomes tired $rom the amount o$ !ork their seek to accom#lish -ttley.%

" ne! addiction that)s currently buildin u# its victim count is 6nternet addiction'

somethin that !asn)t #ossible until the last $e! decades% ym#toms o$ 6nternet addiction are

aniety because one is unable to access the 6nternet' di$$iculty slee#in because o$ the

tem#tations o$ the 6nternet' de#ression -because o$ lack o$ motivation to accom#lish anythin

outside the cyber !orld.' and social isolation% 5ost #eo#le !ho su$$er $rom internet addiction

are usually #eo#le !ho)ve been e#osed to it $rom a youn ae' like teenaers and children'

but they may also be adults !ho $eel ,em#ty'/ meanin that the #eo#le !ho matter in their

lives they don)t meet o$ten' or they can no loner #artici#ate in their leisure activities -&hat

is 6nternet "ddiction.% 6n both cases' 6nternet addiction bares neative results' as it hinder

#eo#le $rom $unctionin in daily li$e !ithout the 6nternet constantly bein in their lives' o$ten

sto##in them $rom maintainin their relationshi#s !ith their #eers%

8ther common addictions are addiction to ca$$eine' addiction to television' eercise'

skin #ickin' $ood' sho##in' or more abstract thins like neativity and love% "ddictions are

really a diverse set o$ thins' because anythin can be an addiction' literally anythin% +houh

these addictions may be considered 9uite harmless' because they)re either household ob3ects

or 3ust thouhts' they truly do have im#act on a #erson)s li$e% 5ost addictions consume your

mind' makin you $ocus on that thin alone and sto##in you $rom advancin in li$e% " sinle

item consumes li$e' !hich o$ten makes them distance themselves $rom the relationshi#s

around them%

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ome more addictions that are considered ,health threatenin/ are alcohol' smokin'

and drus% +he three thins mentioned have tolls directly leadin to your health% "lcohol

addiction makin a #eo#le become mentally im#aired and causin them to #artici#ate in li$e(

threatenin activities% "ddiction to smokin is bein addicted to the nicotine in the ciarette'

takin a toll on the smoker)s health% +he chemicals inside a ciarette !ill ruin a #erson)s

luns throuh ecessive use' and may lead to death% "ddictions to drus ha##en to both leal

and illeal drus% 8ver(ecessive use o$ either !ill im#act a #erson)s health' neatively%

"ddiction to drus usually starts $rom a #erson $eelin like that s#eci$ic dru is their only

ho#e le$t' makin them attached to the dru% "ddiction to drus i$ not hel#ed !ill eventually

lead to overdoses' !hich is immediate death in most circumstances% "nother danerous

addiction is addiction to sel$(harm' !hich is usually caused by neative $eelins -such as

!orthlessness' sel$(disust' or des#eration. and the #rocess o$ doin so brins content to

onesel$' or releases the $eelin o$ adrenaline !hich makes them $eel alive% +his addiction can

also be $atal' as the continual #rocess !ill constantly harm a #erson)s body%

"nother !ay that addiction can lead to death is !hen a #erson doesn)t et their

addiction' makin them even more de#ressed then be$ore' allo!in suicidal thouhts to $loat

throuh their minds% By no means should addiction be taken lihtly' as it im#acts one mental

and #hysical health a lot% ike everythin else in li$e' too much o$ one or too much lonin o$

one thin !ill ruin you%

:urin or $reein onesel$ $rom an addiction is a di$$icult task' but it is #ossible !ith

determination% +he $irst essential ste# it admittin that you have an addiction and acce#t the

$act' but not to settle !ith it and $ind the !ill to chane% +his may be the most challenin

ste# throuhout the entire #rocess' but essential i$ a #erson seeks to im#rove and to be $ree

$rom addiction% "nother essential ste#s is to surround yoursel$ !ith #eo#le !ho acce#t you

$or !ho you are but kno! that $reein yoursel$ $rom an addiction !ill unlock a million doors

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