Addiction Personality Traits
Addiction. What is a addiction? For me, alcoholism, drug abuse and sex addiction comes to mine. Definition for addiction is an inability to stop using a substance or engaging in a behaviour even though it is causing a psychological and physical harm. It should be noted - addiction does no only refer to dependence on drug substances. Working in Health Records as a coding specialist, and type of addiction falls under the umbrella of mental health disorders. Having alcoholism in my family history, one wonders if this is passed on genetically. There is being an alcoholic but there is being a “dry alcoholic”. Another term is called “ Dry Drunk Syndrome ” which describes somebody who has stopped drinking alcohol, but who still engages in “the actions and attitudes that characterized the alcoholic prior to recovery ”. In my 20s and early 30s, to me drinks like Hard Lemonade drinks, Rum & Coke or Long Iced Tea were like water. Had no problem downing those drinks. I remember being i