What is an addictive personality?

Question

What is an addictive personality?

Answer 1

It's a personality in which a person cannot do things in moderation.  Usually if they stop one thing that is addictive, they just jump into another one.  An example is a person who stops using drugs, and substitutes it with religion, shopping, drugs, s*x, etc.

Answer 2

An addictive personality usually belongs to a person who has charisma. An addictive personality basically is a personality that attracts people. For example, Bill Clinton has a very addictive personality (so addictive that he is still able to attract the ladies).

Answer 3

    A wide spectrum of complex behaviors that ranges from patterns of behavior to physical addiction.

Addiction has come to refer to a wide and complex range of behaviors. In addition to familiar addictions, such as alcohol dependence, drug dependence, and smoking, addictive behavior has also been associated with food, exercise, work, and even relationships with others (codependency). Some experts describe the spectrum of behaviors designated as addictive in terms of five interrelated concepts: patterns, habits, compulsions, impulse control disorders, and physical addiction. Compulsions differ from patterns and habits in that they originate for the purpose of relieving anxiety. Impulse control disorders, such as overeating, constitute a specific type of compulsive behavior that provides short-term gratification but is harmful in the long run. In contrast to these various types of potentially addictive behavior, physical addiction involves dependence on a habit-forming substance characterized by tolerance and well-defined physiological withdrawal symptoms.

In spite of the variety of activities that can be considered addictive, people who engage in them tend to have certain attitudes and types of behavior in common. An addiction is generally associated with relieving anxiety or blocking out other types of uncomfortable feelings. To a greater or lesser extent, people engaged in addictive behavior tend to plan their lives around it; in extreme cases they will do almost anything to obtain the substance or engage in the behavior. The addiction makes them neglect other areas of their lives. They are commonly secretive about it, either out of shame or to protect their access to a substance. When confronted, they generally deny that they have a problem, although privately they regret their addictive behavior, which in many cases they have tried without success to discontinue. They tend to rationalize engaging in the behavior and tell themselves they can stop whenever they want. They may also blame others for their addiction and often experience frequent and uncontrollable mood swings.

Answer 4

Basically, it's a person with an unresolved issue or issues in their life. Instead of looking at the issue and dealing with it, they numb themselves to it by doing any number of things. Some people have more than one addiction, or they quit one and pick up another. One person might drink too much, another spend too much money, or gamble, have affairs, be promiscuous, etc. It's a form of acting out rather than dealing with the internal stuff.

Answer 5

An addictive personality reflects the lack of self discipline. Most advertisements are aimed at people with addictive personalities.

You see, we have patterns in our actions. A pattern is a repeating set of actions like,

you have a cigarette, it makes you feel relaxed, you are satisfied and again you get the urge to gain relaxation by having a cigarette.

Here the pattern keeps on going and over and over and with  each cycle it strengthens (often). So a person with an addictive personality tends to install new patterns (good or bad) into there lives easily with less control and with no realization at all.

So to overcome an addictive personality, you'll have to break the patterns gradually and replace them with new healthy one's while developing Self Discipline.

Read this for more clarity

http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/06...

Hope this helps.