There are many different things that people can become addicted to; here are just a few different kinds of addictions, drug addiction, sex addiction, love addiction, and pornography addiction.
Sometimes, finding the cause or source of a behavior or an addiction can help you stop it, or recover from it. It is usually really hard to find the exact source of where or when an addiction started, but, if you can find where, how, why, and when it started it can make it a little bit easier to stop and or recover from that addiction.
Some causes and sources of addictions and how they can affect people are listed here:
Peer Pressure:
Many addictions find their cause or beginning in peer pressure. Peer pressure is what many tobacco users blame for their addictions. Also, sometimes the places or environments people grow up in can have an effect on what they view as normal. Some may grow up in a house or environment where drinking is normal and being addicted to certain substances is considered normal and justifiable. Peer pressure can start addictions, and it can also have an effect on what is considered ok or normal in a person’s brain.
Stress reducers:
Addictions also find a source in being a stress reducer or reliever. Justifying a little drink or anything else as a stress reliever after a long day in the office is how many addictions begin. Using an addicting source as a stress reducer or reliever can hinder your ability to handle any stressful situations, and in most cases, stressful situations do not just go away on their own.
Self-esteem and body image:
Some addictions find a source in the kind of people who want to change how they look, or those who are unhappy with their body images. These are the kinds of people who begin addictions because they do not like how they look and want to change it with whatever means necessary. Peer pressure can have a source in this category as well. The idea that our bodies have to be perfectly sculpted or a certain weight has a lot of weight when it comes to the sources of addictive behaviors.
Experimentation:
Many sources of addiction lie in experimentations. People want to try alcohol, they want to try a certain substance, they want to try having a one night stand, or they want to try any other activity that can become addicting. Experimenting and peer pressure go hand-in-hand. Many people experiment and try certain substances and activities because they are pressured into it by their peers.
Addictions happen, but knowing the causes and sources of those addictions could help people realize why they started an addictive substance or behavior and help them stop and recover.
Madison Hewerdine is an author who writes about the effects of sex addiction and has a passion for dancing.
