Addiction
Addiction has always been hotly debated for several reasons. Firstly their is the very definition of it and when addiction is addiction and when it's personal choice. Some will argue the onset of an addiction commences via a personal decision. Others will argue people may have a predisposition to developing addictions (addictive personalities) and they become a victim of their circumstances. There is also the argument of what constitutes an addiction. For example some countries will recognise things like Kleptomania and Pyromania as a defence in a court of law whereas others will not. Finally we have the debate around treatments with some people feeling that health conditions originating from addiction should not be treated.
Whilst there has never been a question of the relationship between certain addictions such as alcohol or drugs and depression, it is difficult to ascertain which is the cause and which is the effect. So do people drink excessively because they are depressed or are they depressed because alcohol is a depressant and they are merely drinking to escape their difficulties? The same can be said of drugs. We know the 'ups' of most drugs are only ever transient, which makes the 'downs' even ore difficult to get through. Irrespective of the addiction, therapy can help you to address the real issues, which may be causing the addictive behaviour, which can take away or reduce the reason for it.
Addiction has always been hotly debated for several reasons. Firstly their is the very definition of it and when addiction is addiction and when it's personal choice. Some will argue the onset of an addiction commences via a personal decision. Others will argue people may have a predisposition to developing addictions (addictive personalities) and they become a victim of their circumstances. There is also the argument of what constitutes an addiction. For example some countries will recognise things like Kleptomania and Pyromania as a defence in a court of law whereas others will not. Finally we have the debate around treatments with some people feeling that health conditions originating from addiction should not be treated.
Whilst there has never been a question of the relationship between certain addictions such as alcohol or drugs and depression, it is difficult to ascertain which is the cause and which is the effect. So do people drink excessively because they are depressed or are they depressed because alcohol is a depressant and they are merely drinking to escape their difficulties? The same can be said of drugs. We know the 'ups' of most drugs are only ever transient, which makes the 'downs' even ore difficult to get through. Irrespective of the addiction, therapy can help you to address the real issues, which may be causing the addictive behaviour, which can take away or reduce the reason for it.