Understanding Addictions
By way of background, addictions usually develop because either we use the addiction to help change the way we feel generally in life or because of some conditioning from our past. Either way, addiction of any sort can be incredibly debilitating.
Not only are there the direct effects of the addiction itself, such as poor health, poor finances and poor relationships but addicts often talk about the low self-esteem that goes hand in hand with failed attempts to stop. Indeed, no matter how hard they may try, even with outside help, many addicts struggle to conquer their addiction, sometimes with devastating effects.