Addictive Personality

[therealme]

Do you think this is a true thing or are people just on self destruct (so to speak anything fom gambling, drugs, food)?

Can it be hereditary do you think?

TIA

[knobbynonuts]

Im on self destruct now on pimms now that i have bought a bottle.

[saxy_jag]

I think there is such a thing, but I think it's nurtured rather than being anything inherent. The addictive personality is that way because he or she has a need - love, security, attention or whatever - that hasn't been met at some early point in their life, hence they seek it through the bottle, the weed, the credit card etc.

[carrust]

Do smokers have an addictive personality?

[therealme]

Yes carrust its a drug at the end of the day.

[China Doll]

I think there is some scope for having an addictive personality... wasn't some research done on this a few years back? Wikopedia might have something...

Anyway, yes there's scope for having a personality that is more disposed to becoming addicted to things but I don't think it's as simple as nature. As Jag's says I think there would have to be a trigger for it.

Is it heredity... well yes, possibly it could be I expect. Depression seems to run in families so I guess this could too.

[davkel]

i have read that people do have addictive genes,i believe it is hereditary,some 1 in my family had a problem and it was inhererited by other members of family,enviroment must account for some of it though,it stand to reason

[~purpose]

I have one - so I *do* believe it exists.

In my case it does not seem to be inherited.

Not entirely sure I'd go along with the theory of having missed out on something though, to be honest.

I know my mind is a bit 'different' to many others', however, so wouldn't discount it completely.

[therealme]

I like you ~purpose!

[~purpose]

Oh, you made me blush!

Have we met in a previous namey-incarnation-type-thing...?