I Don't Agree

It's not a secret that I love the Joe Rogan podcasts.

I find what he is talking about, almost always, to be super interesting and/or funny. (Tim Dillon is hysterical!)

I was listening to a podcast yesterday with a doctor who studies transgender tendencies and the idea of children going through the physical transition between male and female. 

Anyhow, toward the end of the podcast, she stated that she does not believe that porn is an addiction... or gambling... or really any process addictions.

*Note: She did not actually make the statement about "process addictions," but did specifically state her opinion about gambling and porn.

I literally said out loud, "Uh. No."

Here is the actual definition of addiction:

So, as an addict myself, her comment about addiction concerns me.

So many people who are on the fence about whether or not they need to seek treatment because of addiction will hear a doctor say that and think, "Oh, I'm not even an addict because it's not even a thing!"

It is a thing.

Process addictions are just as serious and are just as addicting and are just as life-altering as chemical addictions.

Literally.

And the suicide rates of those with addictions is out of control.

I have a process ADDICTION.

I am addicted to validation.

To me, a sure-fire way to know if someone has an addiction is to ask yourself how it effects your life...

And to answer honestly...

My addiction effects my life in the following ways:

1. My parenting

2. My ability to have boundaries.

3. My work ethic

4. My mental health

5. My physical health (stroke)

6. My terribly damaging relationships

7. My ability to make healthy decisions in every aspect of my life

8. Causes other addictive behaviors: eating disorders, unhealthy relationships

And others.

Addictions effect our lives.

To the extreme.

They are all addictions. All of them. They are all treatable.

All of them.

Get help!