Problem corner

Problem corner

By Annabelle Brett

 Addictions

almost all of us have them serious and not so serious,but why and what with is the question?

Apparently you`re more likely to have addictions if

• other members of your family have addiction problems
• you experienced stress or abuse while growing up
• you have mental health problems
• you have unemployment and financial worries
• you're experiencing relationship problems

Addictive behaviour often occurs when people try to forget about there problems an

Addiction is a strong, uncontrollable need to take drugs, drink alcohol or carry out a particular activity, such as gambling.

It becomes the most important thing in your life and leads to problems at home, work and school.

There's no single reason why addictions develop. Some people experience particularly intense feelings for pleasurable or relaxing activities, such as:

• regularly drinking alcohol
• smoking
• using drugs or other substances
• spending time gambling
• using the internet
• shopping

This can lead to a strong desire to repeat these activities more often  which is when an addiction becomes more serious.So it turns out it`s nobodies fault that we get addictions (Apart from perhaps the person who dumped you`s)and most serious addictions require money to make them `work`(such as computer games, shopping, alcohol,smoking ,drugs, gambling, shopping ).