Addiction -learned or acquired?

Question

What causes addiction (in particular to substances)? That feeling of needing to escape from the reality? I’m sure part of it is something that comes from your past or growing up. I’m not sure how much influence genetics have. Or if it’s primarily upbringing and parenting? The reason why I’m asking is because I want to give my children a good life, raise them to be strong individuals and make smart decisions. I don’t want to see them struggle like some people in my family and my SO’s family. So much pressure and I don’t want to fuck it up.

Answer

Addiction is not just about trauma and how you were raised. You could be upper middle class, give your kids every opportunity in the world and they still could end up in jail or dead from a drug addiction.

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I think if anyone knew a specific answer there would be a lot less hurting families and people in our world. Personally, I think the root of it is shame, the constant need to numb out rather than feel our whatever they are ashamed of. We are all (mostly) addicted to something be it sugar, social media, exercise, food in general, substances, etc. we live on a society of scarcity and theres a constant desperation to fill the gap.  The talk called the power of vulnerability (on audible) by brené brown is INCREDIBLE I’ve listened 3 times and recommend it to everyone I know. I personally think the only way to battle addiction is with immense love and empathy for every shame trigger, which for me comes from God and I know for others may refer to it as something else.

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There's a video called "everything you think you know about addiction is wrong". It's a great watch and I strongly recommend it for a deeper understanding of the whys and how to help

Addiction -learned or acquired?

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