Comments on: So You Have An Addictive Personality…What Does That Mean? http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/what-is-an-addictive-personality/ Stories, Struggles And Success of A Recovering Addict Trying to Do What Winners Do Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:54:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: peaches http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/what-is-an-addictive-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-6348 peaches Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:48:31 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/what-is-an-addictive-personality/#comment-6348 I completely agree with this guy and what some of the comments have said in regards to controlling the addiction is about controlling the personality disorder, not just not using whatever your vice is. I completely agree with this guy and what some of the comments have said in regards to controlling the addiction is about controlling the personality disorder, not just not using whatever your vice is.

]]> By: Erin http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/what-is-an-addictive-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-6251 Erin Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:24:00 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/what-is-an-addictive-personality/#comment-6251 I am very into Deepak Chopra myself. His writing makes me smile. I am very into Deepak Chopra myself. His writing makes me smile.

]]> By: Vanessa http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/what-is-an-addictive-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-6248 Vanessa Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:52:57 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/what-is-an-addictive-personality/#comment-6248 Yoga and Deepak Chopra will help you to relax and focus on acheivements that are constructive and creative and give you genuine self esteem and love. That dude is like the father I never had! Yoga and Deepak Chopra will help you to relax and focus on acheivements that are constructive and creative and give you genuine self esteem and love. That dude is like the father I never had!

]]> By: Paola http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/what-is-an-addictive-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-5348 Paola Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:26:12 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/what-is-an-addictive-personality/#comment-5348 I'm an addict, to whatever I start liking, I just replaced, one addiction for a new one, I don't know how to help myself, I thought, being an addict to sports (which is my new one)was not a bad thing, but it is, I don't know why I always get addcited to something, sex, drugs, food, tv, I just jump from one to another, I wish I could, stop, is affecting, my work, my relationships, I don't feel good until I do it, I can't think, I can't relax, I have an addictive personality, how can change I’m an addict, to whatever I start liking, I just replaced, one addiction for a new one, I don’t know how to help myself, I thought, being an addict to sports (which is my new one)was not a bad thing, but it is, I don’t know why I always get addcited to something, sex, drugs, food, tv, I just jump from one to another, I wish I could, stop, is affecting, my work, my relationships, I don’t feel good until I do it, I can’t think, I can’t relax, I have an addictive personality, how can change

]]> By: Raj http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/what-is-an-addictive-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-2954 Raj Mon, 12 May 2008 11:31:27 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/what-is-an-addictive-personality/#comment-2954 I have been struggling with my own addiction for a long time now and if I look in to my own addiction, what you say makes a lot of sense I have been struggling with my own addiction for a long time now and if I look in to my own addiction, what you say makes a lot of sense

]]> By: So You Have An Addictive Personality…What Does That Mean? http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/what-is-an-addictive-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-859 So You Have An Addictive Personality…What Does That Mean? Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:01:56 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/what-is-an-addictive-personality/#comment-859 [...] People have probably even told you long before you ever realized that you were an addict that you had an addictive personality…but what does that mean? (more…) [...] [...] People have probably even told you long before you ever realized that you were an addict that you had an addictive personality…but what does that mean? (more…) [...]

]]> By: Erin http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/what-is-an-addictive-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-751 Erin Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:45:06 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/what-is-an-addictive-personality/#comment-751 It's true, especially what you wrote about exhibiting other forms of addictive behavior even when you are in recovery. I think recovery is more about healing your addictive thinking than it is to just not use a substance. I guess that's the meaning of a dry drunk right? Someone who doesn't drink anymore but doesn't actively try to recover from their addictive thinking and behaviors. It’s true, especially what you wrote about exhibiting other forms of addictive behavior even when you are in recovery.

I think recovery is more about healing your addictive thinking than it is to just not use a substance. I guess that’s the meaning of a dry drunk right? Someone who doesn’t drink anymore but doesn’t actively try to recover from their addictive thinking and behaviors.

]]> By: stayathomemotherdom http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/what-is-an-addictive-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-664 stayathomemotherdom Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:33:05 +0000 http://www.whatwinnersdo.com/what-is-an-addictive-personality/#comment-664 I had a doctor recently tell me "there is no such thing as an addictive personality" and I was thinking...how does a doctor think such a thing?! It's people like that that keep active addicts in denial, and those in recovery in other forms of addictive behavior. I like your blog;) I had a doctor recently tell me “there is no such thing as an addictive personality” and I was thinking…how does a doctor think such a thing?! It’s people like that that keep active addicts in denial, and those in recovery in other forms of addictive behavior.

I like your blog;)

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