Compulsion vs addiction
When we talk about addiction to food or gambling what are we really talking about? I am quite upfront about the fact that when under extra stress I eat and not just anything I eat sugary treats whether I'm hungry or not. Another coping mechanism is words with friends or online solitaire. I can pass hours on those things getting absolutely nothing productive accomplished.
Yet I don't think of myself as addicted. I do sometimes feel compelled so I file those behaviours under compulsions. Without much, if any, conscious thought I taper back when my stress lightens. My behaviour becomes much more balanced.
So would I be condsidered a compulsive eater/ gamer or an addicted one?
I haven't seen much that addresses that question and I wonder if it is because no one actually knows the answer. I'm going to have to ponder this some more and see what I come up with.
Yet I don't think of myself as addicted. I do sometimes feel compelled so I file those behaviours under compulsions. Without much, if any, conscious thought I taper back when my stress lightens. My behaviour becomes much more balanced.
So would I be condsidered a compulsive eater/ gamer or an addicted one?
I haven't seen much that addresses that question and I wonder if it is because no one actually knows the answer. I'm going to have to ponder this some more and see what I come up with.
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