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stryder
Oct 6, 2014 01:35 AM
There two types of Addiction, one is fed by the subconscious psychological need to continue doing something that is producing a positive neurological reaction the other type is Physical Addiction, this is where a persons physiology is so use to a particular chemical balance that should it be altered it causes their entire system to react (It's not something that can be consciously or even subconsciously controlled)
The way the brain deals with Subconscious Addictions is really along the lines that if a person over stimulates their senses, their physiology will reduce it's sensitivity. This creates either a point where a person "loses interest" in whatever the addiction was or they abuse that addiction further to try and gain the same level of stimulation they once had. (This is notable in people that use high classes of recreational drugs like Cocaine, or heavier usages of alcohol)
At which point it's where a person can gain that Physical addiction.
I unfortunately some years ago understood what it felt like to have a physical addiction while undergoing some hospital treatment. I was dosed on drugs I didn't want (in fact I wouldn't take normally) but because I'd been on them for over a month I had to keep taking them to stop the build up of side effects. I couldn't just quit them outright like I wanted because it put my entire system into shock (I learnt that the hard way). It's made me extremely wary of ever listening to doctors in regards to what actions they think I should take.