Why addictions are not what you think and how to profit from them

Everybody is addicted to something and you can’t escape them. Whether that’s television, food, videogames, people, sports… the list goes on and on for the simple reason that we as animals, can be addicted to positive actions. Addictions are rewarding, they feel good and they quickly become a habit. Why?

There are tons of studies done on the stubject that I haven’t read so I’ll give you my honest opinion: addictions happen because they fill a gap in your life. What kind of gap can be addictive?

Simply take a look at all your emotions and you’ll quickly realize how addictions fulfill a feeling. Boredom, excitement, sadness, tiredness, emptiness. People take drugs to feel better, to fight their sadness and boredom among many other reasons.

The moment you confront those emotions and realize that they don’t control you, is the moment you begin changing to where you want to go. Obviously it won’t be simple because those are some deep rooted fixes that you’ve been applying for a long period of time, but it can be done.

It’s like taking a pill to fix your back pain. It won’t solve your problem but it can hide it quickly to make you feel as though it doesn’t exist when in reality, you have to fix the root cause: your posture. When it comes to bad addictions, you…