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People can become addicted to anything or anyone. Whether someone is born with an addictive personality or not is still under debate, but there are those people who are more prone to addiction in all its forms than others. People become addicted to mood changes and there are many people, places, and things that can create mood changes. Often these are called triggers when someone enters addiction treatment.

When first venturing into the addictive process, people come in contact with something or someone that creates a mood change. A person may become addicted to the thing or person that creates the mood change almost immediately or over time. The mood change does not have to be a positive one. People can become addicted to anger, depression, self-pity, shame, etc… The list is immense. People can also become addicted to crisis as well. Often these people end up in relationships with people who are seasoned at creating crisis and the best people at creating havoc are alcoholics and addicts. A person may be more prone to slipping through the gateway of addiction during times of crisis. During times of crisis a person is more vulnerable to becoming addicted. A crisis can be anything from the death of a loved one to losing a job.

Once the person begins to rely on the object to change their mood instead of their own resources the process of addiction is initiated and the only way to break free from the inevitable progression of addiction is to recognize that one is addicted and seek help from outside themselves. The reason why a person who has begun the process of addiction must seek help from outside of themselves is because they have become their own worst enemy so to speak. It is impossible, except in the most unusual of circumstances, for a person who has begun the process of addiction to stop on their own will power. They must find a power greater than themselves.