Lionhearted1

Just wanted to know what peoples thoughts are on why they got addicted to there drug of choice???

Sazzle

I suppose for me, I'm just an addict. The thing I focus on more now is what am I going to do each day to ensure I stay sober and enjoy life.

wpainterw

Lionhearted 1: All of the above, and more....!

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Natom

I think becoming addicted to something/or being an addict/alcoholic is a combination of both internal and external factors. I grew up in a comfortable household and wanted for nothing as a child. You could say I was spoilt and I would agree with you. I would not necessarily say that this prompted any of my drug or alcohol abuse however. There is one person on my dads side of the family that had drug or alcohol problems and the link is quite close.

However I believe the majority of the reason I became an addict was because of how I felt about myself and the society I grew up in. I didn't grow up in a bad town but the people I hung around with weren't the most wholesome of people. And whilst the majority of people I used to hang around with have mellowed out and grown up a few of us went to extremes. A few of us are drug addicts, some of my old mates are in prison for drug offences.

I think it's a mixture of all of the things you have mentioned. There are statistics out there about the genetic likelihood of addiction and alcoholism and the percentage of children who grow up in alcohol families who then become alcoholics themselves is quite high. However you could argue that this isn't down to genetics but rather down to socialisation and social factors.

Natom.

Threshold

I believe it's all of the above.

I feel that all of those factors play into my addictions. The initial tendency/vulnerability being genetic and then complicated by those other factors.

ru12

For me, it was a bad habit that I banished.

sugarbear1

For me; My alcoholism caused me to drink.

newby1961

Alcohol and drugs were not the problem it was but a symptom, so it didn't really matter how I got addicted, it was more important for me to know I was, and to do something about it. I do believe it is common for early recovering people to ponder that question. I used to ponder it a lot, but for me I was just looking for some sort of out, or a difference between me and you so I could ultimately go back out and use. When I brought that up as a topic in a meeting wow did I get a lot of opinions lol. Mostly I heard it doesn't matter if it was the cart or the horse that came 1st. Have a good weekend.

MIRecovery

As Popeye says, "Arrrr I am what I am." When you are up to your a$$ hole in aligators you are not worried about how you got there. The primary thought is how do I get out.

Windancer

All of the above I believe. Life is a learning, emotional and spiritual process. That doesnt mean we should use these excuses to abuse anything though

mfanch

For me, it doesn't matter. I used to care. I used to NEEEED TO KNOWWWW what causes it and why. The solution I have used works, regardless, so I don't care.