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The addictive personality. ...true or false?

There was a study done in this and there is a relationship between genes and being predisposed to addiction. Nature and nurture of course play a big part but you are far more likely to be an addict if you have the family gene. We can trace back addiction in my family 4 generations. Although on the plus side addictive personality isn't a bad thing when it comes to wanting success and work. I have an addictive personality. I approach everything as all in or not at all so when it comes to drugs I have to be very careful not to get focused on them. It's something I am at least aware of in my make up.
 
Absolutely true. No doubt about it, I inherited some addict genes and my personal choices are a true testament to my addictive behavior.
 
As I was saying before I have nobody (that I know) in my family that has had any problems with drugs, alcohol etc whatsoever. I find it a little hard to believe as people are also 'addicted' to food and even internet nowadays.

I have already asked my parents, grandparents, cousins, and many other relatives.
They are far from being perfect but I haven't met anyone with addiction issues.

Anyway, I guess I had anger issues when I was still very young and curiosity led myself to seek for drugs.

In addition to that I had an extensive surgery and abused very strong painkillers for a long time.
Did I 'create' the genes in my body and passed them to my children?

Don't get me wrong, I totally accept and believe that you inherit your genes and that makes it easier for addiction. What I'm saying is that someone started this. Some family person might have been the first one.
 
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its fucking true. sure i love heroin but i also love pulling the number off a hot as s eastern european girl or driving at one hunndred ten down the speedway at 2 am, or drinking and fighting. im addicted to high impulse behavior. for better or worse.
 
SirTophamHat said:
I don't think it's a predilection toward being addicted to stuff. More like how much self-control one has

Most adults have the awareness to know when a habit is getting out of hand (impacting their lives in a measurable and negative way)

It's either not being able to control yourself or an apathetic attitude, perhaps linked to a mental disability
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Exactly. Like hmm I am going to get addicted to this if I keep on keepin on, so I'll stop for at LEAST a couple days to let the half life of the drug run its course and metabolise out of my body. V.S. oh I can't handle a little anxiety for 48-72 hours so I'm going to give up and keep feeling great. As long as that lasts.......
 
I think the addictive personality is basically what happens to people who have anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure). Normal people take for granted feeling pleasure from "normal" activities. Those of us who get no enjoyment from such things usually have to resort to socially unacceptable outlets (such as drug abuse).
 
Pilll_head said:
I think the addictive personality is basically what happens to people who have anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure). Normal people take for granted feeling pleasure from "normal" activities. Those of us who get no enjoyment from such things usually have to resort to socially unacceptable outlets (such as drug abuse).
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Damn, good point. I can totally relate with this.
 
Pilll_head said:
Ihasn't k the addictive personality is basically what happens to people who have anhedonia (inability to feel pleasure). Normal people take for granted feeling pleasure from "normal" activities. Those of us who get no enjoyment from such things usually have to resort to socially unacceptable outlets (such as drug abuse).
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I'd never heard of anhedonia but it makes sense.

I'm the daughter of two alcoholic parents. One now sober, one not.
I am also an addict, pills not alcohol though.
Also bipolar. Which I think has a little to do with my all or nothing addict tendencies too.

I hope and hope that my son hasn't inherited
any 'bad' genes from me.
 
It really does. It's exactly what happens right after you quit or one of the reasons you start.

I can totally relate with this. People do get excited about small routine normal activities that some of us simply don't.

Like you said I really hope I don't pass my 'bad' genes to my children.
It's sad, and IMO impossible not to feel responsible about it, in case it happens.
 
I watch him, looking for warning signs. Anything like that. I know I wouldn't see it necessarily. He's sixteen. It would be my worst nightmare if ended up like me.
 
Being 16 and being healthy in that respect is already a good sign. :)
 
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