Addictions

Somehow it seems to have just slipped up on us. There is really no way we could have seen it coming. And now it is so a part of our culture that it is hard to recognize it, or to know life any other way. Most of us would say we do not have a problem with addictions. Yet, we may be in deeper than we think, in a way that cultural norms now not only condone, but foster. Alcohol, drugs, gambling, work, food, sex, shopping, working out–even prescription drugs–are known to have the potential of being addictive. Any of these elements of every day life can become compulsive.