Addiction

   I believe that any addiction is unhealthy. It can be addiction to the internet, video games, gambling, pornography, etc. 

   Sometimes, you may think that the things that you do are just for fun and normal, not knowing that it has become an addiction. What do i mean by an addiction? if you feel that the activity has made you lost interest in any other activities, especially important ones, then you have got an addiction. 

   After doing some research, i found out that people mistaken habits with addictions. Habits are the things that you do frequently and you are in control  of it. The key word is " In control ". For example, i have a habit of going to Twitter every time i on my computer but i can choose not to. An addiction is something that you cannot control and always have the uncontrollable feeling to satisfy it. Now that that's out of the way, let's move on. 

    When someone is addicted to something, they lost control of how they use it and will be dependent on them. An addiction to me, is like a jail. You are trapped and forbidden to do anything else. In later stages, the addiction may not just be a jail, it will control over your entire life or it will turn evil. Drug addicts will be dependent on them and if they do not take it on a daily basis, they will turn ill or even become insane. Gambling addicts feel the need to gamble continuously and this will lead to shortage of money in their pockets. In turn it will lead to them borrowing from loan sharks and anyone should know what trouble they will get into if they are unable to return the money. Gaming addicts may forget about their schoolwork or neglect their friends because all they want to do is play their games. 

      So how do we get rid of an addiction? I know that its hard to do, but to get your freedom back, you must perservere. First of all, you must vow to yourself to quit the addiction. Addiction starts from the mind and ending it from the mind is a good choice. If you cannot handle it on your own, seek a family member or someone whom you trust to help you get rid of it. 

        Internet addicts may ask their family member to cut off the internet connection for some time, few weeks or months or go out for more outings with their friends and loved ones. Pornography addicts may want to block the sites from their computer. Drug addicts may ask a family member to keep a look out on them lest they get tempted to take the drugs or throw them all away. They may be suffering at first but due to the lack of drugs but after some time their bodies will be back to normal. Remember, if an addiction has taken over your life and make you not want to do anything else, it must be stopped.