No one starts with a habit with an intention of getting enslaved to it, but there are times when people lack will power or get into peer pressure or there are some issues with morals which causes one to being giving into these habits. The Brain does not know how to distinguish pleasures. It recognizes every pleasure in the same manner whether it is consumption of alcohol or smoking or on the other side a satisfying meal. I will not get into the science of it but anything that gives pleasure the want of it is more and more, now it depends on one's will power when to stop it.
A majority of people are addicted to Alcohol and Smoking,. Pain relievers also top the list of addictions, or in that case any habit in excess. Addictions do nothing good, they hijack the brain and takes away all our thinking capabilities.
Certain addictions are tolerable but the addiction of Smoking, Drugs, Alcohol, Gambling never do good for anyone. They only ruin the lives and families.
It is difficult to overcome certain addictions but it is not impossible, but the first step to it is acceptance and the will to come out of it. Addictions are such that no one can force you to get out of it.
Coming to my own personal experience, My dad was heavily addicted to smoking and drinking. Many times he tried quitting it for our sake but he could never get out of it. I was very young so could not do much but on and off he was in hospital and finally passed away with a Brain Hemorrhage.
The worst in quitting any addiction is the withdrawal symptoms. The urge gets so much stronger that there are times when one cannot control and surrenders back to the habit, that's what kept happening with my dad.
Seek help if you have any sort of addiction before it is too late. Addictions break family ties, create financial instabilities, makes you dependent and also at times isolates you. Children in the family gets impacted the most because of any of their parents addiction.
The addiction of smoking is the most common which normally starts as a style statement and makes you a complete slave to it. The younger generation gets easily caught up in peer pressures, they start with these habits in fun not realizing how slowly gradually they get addicted to it. A lot of people are addicted to pills, any small thing and they turn to pills. Our body has ability to heal by itself with a little good practices if we realize that we will not need pills for small issues like headache, cold, cough.
A lifetime isn't very long, so value this life and do not get slave to any habits. Fortunately a lot of programs and help centers are available to aid but the biggest part is from your side which is the acceptance and understanding that the help is required.
Keeping our mind filled with good thoughts helps us to keep away from unwanted energies in life. A regular meditation practice helps a lot.
Anything in limit is a pleasure. Remember that the addiction makes other people around you suffer more than you.
With Love and Angels Blessings 💖💖👼🏻👼🏻🧚♀
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