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Things You Need To Ask Yourself

Submitted by Anna Fri 05/08/2009

When dealing with the fact that you might have an addiction, there are often many things that you need to ask yourself about possibly having an addiction. The main thing that you need to ask yourself is if this new thing you have formed is what you consider a very important part of your life. This basically means, “do you let this new thing control you and your actions”? If you answer yes to this, it may mean the start of what is known as an addiction. Next, you need to ask yourself if this new thing has managed to consume a large portion of your thoughts. This mostly applies to whether or not it is something that is constantly on your mind; so much so, that it overwhelms all other thoughts that could be present. Asking yourself these particular questions is the main area to start from in figuring out whether or not you have an addiction.

 

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