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ADDICTIONS

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Howdy lovely people, it's been a while but ain't we all busy?

Anyway our topic of interest today is ADDICTIONS. 

According to Wikipedia, Addiction is a brain disorder characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli despite adverse consequences. 

Not all of us are good at English so simply put, Addiction is a repeated act of doing a particular thing be it negative or positive and also has it's own consequences.

When people hear the word addicton, the first thing that comes to mind is "drugs". So I would like to clear the air, not every addict is a drug addict. For instance, I used to be a sucker for phones. I can't stay five minutes without touching my phone. You can just imagine. There are other things I'm actually addicted to but I'm working on it and I'm glad that I'm finally finding my way out of them.

Other Addictions include:
~Gambling Addiction
~Sex Addiction
~Phone Addiction
~Internet Addiction
~Food Addiction
~Video game Addiction 
~Caffeine Addiction and so on.

Research has shown that there are four factors that are attributed to addictions. They are:

Compulsion
Craving
Consequences
Control

We can call them the 4Cs.
**Compulsion is when an individual has an overpowering urge to fuel or continue wallowing in their Addiction. It may seem okay at the beginning but as the addicton goes on it becomes a compulsive habit.

**Craving
Just as the word implies, it is when the addict refuses to do without it. Sometimes they can't even live.

**Consequences
Addictions come with a lot of consequences but then even if the addict knows this, he is she can't get out of it.

**Control
Aishhhhhh. This is when nothing can be done. The addict has no control over his or her actions.

Recently, I was in a class and the speaker was an Addict survivor. She mentioned that she had come a long way to finally get out of the habit. I got a lot of tips from her and I'm going to share it with you.

CAN ADDICIONS BE OVERCOMED?
The answer is Yes.
Firstly you have to identify that you have a problem (addicton). If you didon know then it can't be solved.

Secondly, seek help from your creator. He alone can help you in your time of need and worry. Also you can confidently in someone and it has to be someone you trust,some som who is discreet.

Thirdly, your association. Association is everything. When you associate yourself with people who add to your problem, you fall out of place. You don't necessarily need to avoid them but you can distance yourself. Remember you are going through a healing process.

And lastly, try not to worry. Believe in yourself and in your maker and everything will be alright.

The only positive addicton is your maker 😉.

I guess I'll stop here and I hope you gained something. Don't forget to hit the SUSCRIBE button to get more from us.

I love y'all. Till next time

Dese.

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