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What does an addictive personality actually look like?
People always tell me, “I have a very addictive personality”.
Well, I’m right there with you, my friend – if you struggle with substances, it just makes sense we will struggle with behavior addictions, too.
Today we’re talking about having an addictive personality and the behavior addictions we can pick up along the way.
If I do something and I like it, I want more of it.
Food, people, work, exercise, self-improvement and recovery, television, ice cream – it could literally be anything.
If I get some gratification from it, I want to do it again, as soon as possible.
One common factor underlying nearly every addiction is the feeling of reward.
Your brain registers all pleasures in the same way, whether it’s a cold beer after work, a shopping spree, morning sex, or a delicious meal.
When you experience that feeling of reward, the brain is flooded with the neurotransmitter dopamine.
It’s the feel-good neurotransmitter and it is the thing we are chasing for most of the time.
So let’s get into some of the traits of an addictive personality, what they look like in everyday life, and how they manifest in some of the most common behavior addictions.
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30 Days to Fast Track Your Recovery: addictionunlimited.com/fasttrack
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Super disappointed that you have a commercial for a firearm store on your podcast. Not only does it hint at your political leanings (you should be totally neutral on a podcast like this) but it is also tone deaf to your audience which could have more depressed, desperate and suicidal individuals than other podcasts given the subject matter.
Thank you for your comment and feedback – I totally see where you’re coming from. I didn’t know there was an ad for a gun store in my podcast as I didn’t choose that. Ads that run are different in different regions of the country and I don’t get to approve or choose what the ad company inserts. I am grateful you brought it to my attention because otherwise I wouldn’t have known that happened. For the record, I don’t ever talk about politics or my personal beliefs/opinions because I don’t find it particularly interesting and I could never fit one side or the other. I am not a gun person, they make me very uncomfortable, and I would never intentionally advertise or support anything gun related. Thank you for the heads up, sorry for your disappointment.