How do I go from participating in a behavior to developing a behavioral addiction to it?
Virtually everybody has addictions. It’s normal to have habits, and people engage into these habits all the time. And we actually need habits to survive, otherwise we would wake up every day and say, “Well, how do I tie my shoe?” We have to habituate. So people go into these activities pretty much like they [...]
Am I at risk for behavioral addiction?
At risk is a very interesting term. The reality is that anybody could, in theory, become, be at risk for developing a behavioral addiction. Certain societies though lend themselves to certain behaviors, for example, gambling is very large in certain populations. That would put someone more at risk for developing a gambling or behavioral addiction. [...]
How do I go from participating in a behavior to developing an addiction to it?
Virtually everybody has addictions. It’s normal to have habits, and people engage into these habits all the time. And we actually need habits to survive, otherwise we would wake up every day and say, “Well, how do I tie my shoe?” We have to habituate. So people go into these activities pretty much like they [...]