Addictive Personalities

According to the dictionary, addiction is defined as the habit of those who let themselves be dominated by the use of one or more toxic drugs, or excessive fondness for certain games, usually this is becoming compulsiveness.

Currently in our society can find different types of addictive that are devoting, among which we mention in particular: drugs, alcohol, smoking, food, gambling, surf on internet, television, plastic surgery, compulsive shopping, cell phone, excessive sports, and sex.

Many times a person can become addictions for several reasons, including: emotional problems, family problems, events in your life that affect their behavior or welfare, health problems and therefore can create a dependency, anxiety, emotional disorders, excessive desire to look good as in the case of plastic surgery, influence of friends, environment where the individual develops, misleading advertising, stress, desire to earn money quickly and easily.

It is important to note that anorexia or bulimia are not considered an addiction, according to research by Dr. Juan Gómez Castillo mentioned that… anorexia is an eating disorder that affects people who weigh less than expected age, sex and height begins in adolescence. You can get this disease present with extreme dieting and rigid, fear of gaining weight or strenuous exercise induced vomiting. Moreover bulimia is a feeding disorder characterized by female subjects who have episodes of binge eating or excessive food intake and have compensatory measures to prevent weight gain occur vomiting, laxative use mainly. These patients usually have normal weight for their age, height and sex, they even have to obesity.

On the other hand out of an addiction or to leave the vicious cycle, I think it is necessary that the person concerned first accept the reality of his problem, search for way out of the situation and concern for their welfare of their loved ones and finally personal desires and interiors change your life positively.

In many cases you need a proper therapy or turning each other in where doctors, psychologists, support groups, physician placement, among others, also have support from family or friends who wish to properly see the person addicted and can live in equilibrium or balance the different activities ... remember that all excess things will always be a problem and there are things that do not add anything positive to our lives… is very important to live with fulfillment quality of life.

Source:
http://www.binasss.sa.cr/adolescencia/anorexia.pdf