What does addictive personality mean?
Its simple it mean your a dicked to a dick!
What is a list of Addictive Personality traits?
Hello,I work in a Rehabilitation centre called The Turning Point. Obviously, I have been treating numerous clients with Addictive Personality Disorder.Let me tell you this, all addicts are same but different, we share similar personality traits but may vary on triggers and stimuli. Addiction is not only of Drugs and Alcohol, but also of food, sex, porn, shopping, cigarettes, tobacco and so on…All the APD clients share the following traits: -Unable to control their impulsive behaviour and act very spontaneously.They are extremist in their actions (good so all good, bad so all bad).They look for social alliances (they look for similar personalities/addicts to hang out with, just as them)They reflect very poor commitment to personal goals and values.They also have negative self worth and have mood swingsHope this helps!!Kind RegardsMahek PathanPsychologist
Do Aries Have Addictive Personalities?
Me too. I always blamed it on my Pisces Mercury though...maybe it's an Aries thing. Maybe it's a mars thing. @Iron Man: I don't do drugs either lol. I was actually talking about films, book and different subjects. E.g: I was once obsessed with the way airplanes worked and how accidents occur, people's fear of flying and so on. No one would give me a satisfactory answer so I searched and searched until I found the answer that satisfied me. I couldn't do anything else unless I got that obsession over with. I read a bunch of books on the subject. This has always been the case with me, they are mostly positive obsessions and I keep replacing one with another. @Just A Thought: I cold turkey stuff do, out of no where I just stop things and never do them again.
What are symptoms of addictive personality?
Please read my blog Know more about addictive personality on mental health website eWellness Expert to learn more about addictive personality.It is important to note that years of psychological research has failed to find any common personality traits that can be attributed to all the people suffering from addiction. Some addicts show some specific personality traits while some others show completely different personality traits. This has made it very difficult to come up with a proper conceptualization of addictive personality. The current belief in psychological community is that a generic addictive personality does not exist.This does not mean, though, that there are no identifiable patterns in the personalities of addicts. Many recognizable patterns have been found which are known to increase the risk of drug or alcohol addiction significantly. The study of such risk factors is very crucial in identifying high-risk individuals so that we can help them in avoiding getting addicted to alcohol or other drugs. Some of the important risk factors related to addiction are as follows:History of addiction in the familyHigh ImpulsivityObsessive-compulsive behaviorExperiencing other mental health problems
Is addictive personality hereditary?
Yes, there is a genetic link. So children of addicts should be extremely careful when using alcohol or any substance that may be addictive. It may start out innocently, but can quickly spiral out of control.In my personal opinion, I think that family behaviour patterns to resolve issues also plays a hugh role in setting the child up for addiction. Addicts in general struggle to find healthy ways to deal with challenges. I think it is because they don’t have good role models to show them how to resolve issues in a constructive way.Addiction is a behaviour problem. Anyone that have experience with successful rehab will tell you that they need to break their negative behaviour patterns and stay within a recovery plan, to be able to stay clean. As soon as the behaviour starts changing, there is the danger of a relapse.Nobody is doomed to become an addict because of genetics. Each person still has a choice in it. The important part is whether you choose to stay safe and also learn constructive ways of dealing with life’s challenges.The one other thing that needs to be mentioned is that a lot of addicts seem to have trouble with untreated mental issues like ADHD, depression, bi-polar and others. The fact that their condition is untreated makes them very vulnerable to self-medicating on drugs.
What attracts men with 'addictive personalities' to me?
You're a fixer. Maybe you think that if you can fix them then your worth will also improve. I went through a thing too, he never quit pot, therefore I wasn't good enough. It's totally irrational but it's kind of been reinforced throughout our childhood. I.e. "Beauty and the Beast," etc. etc. You want to make the bad boy good. And if you can't you think there's something wrong with you. I would suggest that the next time this kind of boy comes along realize that if you become preoccupied with his problems it's because you haven't the realization of self worth necessary to pursue a healthy relationship. And he is also not a good choice for you since you do deserve better.
How can I help my boyfriend? He has a very addictive personality?
I think that your boyfriend needs to see an addiction worker/counsellor. A lot of or all of his "problems" including behaviour and mood are most likely directly the result of his use of addictive and toxic substances. I myself have been addicted to alcohol and benzodiazepines (xanax is a benzodiazepine). I strongly recommend that your boyfriend does not do a detox off of xanax. He may be able to do a detox off the other drugs like alcohol and the pain pills. Xanax needs to be very gradually reduced over a period of many months. The withdrawals are very severe and can even be life threatening like seizures and psychois and severe anxiety and insomnia etc. I doubt he would be sucessful coming off xanax cold turkey because the withdrawals are unbearable for most coming off cold turkey. Xanax is very physically addicting so it is more of a physical effect on the body and the mind whereas the other drugs tend to have more of a psychological craving componenent to the withdrawal. I weaned myself off of benzos and quit alcohol cold turkey. It was rough but I did it and am clean over 4 years now. I run a support group for benzodiazepine addiction http://www.non-benzodiazepines.org.uk and many people there have addiction issues with xanax. You or your boyfriend are more than welcome to join the support group I just listed. I can also provide links to organisations which are more focused on alcohol and other drug addictions. You are definately going to have to tell him straight that if he doesn't seek help for his problem and make a serious attempt to come off of the drugs that your relationship will not go on forever, but I wouldn't give up on him just yet. If he gets the right help and advice for his addictions and meets other people in a similar predicament to himself who are trying to get clean he will have a higher chance of sucess. Support and good information is the key to freeing oneself from addiction.