Addiction is defined as a lack of control over whatever you are doing, taking, or using to the point where it may be dangerous to you. Although gambling, drugs, alcohol, and smoking are the most frequently mentioned addictions, anyone can become hooked on just about anything. Numerous factors can lead to addiction. Drugs, alcohol, and nicotine all have an impact on how you feel, both physically and mentally. These emotions might be pleasurable and evoke a strong desire to consume the drugs once more.

People frequently engage in excessive use because of a desire to forget or escape. The addicted person may currently be experiencing trauma or may have had trauma in the past, leading to stress and anxiety. Common emotional risk factors for addiction include being abused physically, emotionally, or sexually as a child, exposure to absent or neglected parenting, multiple instances of bullying, being a target of domestic violence, and losing a loved one to death, separation, or abandonment.

Addiction has an impact on everyone. siblings, parents, children, and partners. For friends and family members, the ongoing anxiety and stress caused by someone else's addictive activity can have a negative psychological and physical impact. Conflict has become the norm, and tensions are high. Addiction may ruin your life at home, at work, and with your family if you don't receive the right support. 

Whether you are curious about your addictive behaviours or are already in a twelve-step programme and need some extra support along the way, counselling for Addiction could help you explore underlying issues that fuel addiction and help you find your own solutions.