{"id":189,"date":"2019-03-11T02:43:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T02:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.simmscounselling.com\/?p=189"},"modified":"2021-03-13T22:08:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T22:08:38","slug":"six-components-of-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/simmscounselling.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/11\/six-components-of-addiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Components of Addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Substance or Process\/Behaviour: What makes it an &#8216;Addiction&#8217;:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of us understand how people become addicted to substances\/chemicals, like nicotine, alcohol, prescription and illegal drugs. A common question I&#8217;m asked: are non-substance addictions like gambling really addictions at all? My response: behavioural addictions can be just as serious as substance addictions. Dr. Mark Griffiths is a professor in the UK who studies problem gambling, as well as other compulsive behaviours. I&#8217;ve had the pleasure of listening to his presentations at conferences and regularly check out his blog. Here&#8217;s what he thinks: \u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/drmarkgriffiths.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/29\/behavioural-addictions-can-be-just-as-serious-as-drug-addictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/drmarkgriffiths.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/29\/behavioural-addictions-can-be-just-as-serious-as-drug-addictions<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Griffiths believes that all addictions consist of <strong>6 components<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&#8220;The first one is<strong> SALIENCE<\/strong>, which means that it is the single most important thing in that person&#8217;s life and that they will do it to the neglect of other things in their life. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The second thing is <strong>MOOD MODIFICATION<\/strong>, whereby addiction is used as a consistent method of shifting your mood state, whether to get high or to tranquilize your mood. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Thirdly, addicts have <strong>WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS<\/strong>, including extreme moodiness, nausea, headaches, sweats and so on. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Fourth is I<strong>NCREASED TOLERANCE<\/strong>, where people need more and more over time to reach the same effects. This could involve betting higher sums of money or taking more of a drug. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The fifth component is <strong>CONFLICT<\/strong>. The addiction becomes so all-engrossing that it harms everything else the person does, including work, school and relationships.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li> Number 6 is <strong>RELAPSE<\/strong>. As soon as the person goes back to the activity they are addicted to, they quickly fall back into the cycle.&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are curious about addiction, have concerns regarding yourself or someone you care about, or have tried repeatedly without success to let go of problem behaviours, I may be able to help. I offer a free 15 minute telephone consultation, 604.888.9294, or send me an email,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:shannon@simmscounselling.com\">shannon@simmscounselling.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Substance or Process\/Behaviour: What makes it an &#8216;Addiction&#8217;: A lot of us understand how people become addicted to substances\/chemicals, like nicotine, alcohol, prescription and illegal drugs. A common question I&#8217;m asked: are non-substance addictions like gambling really addictions at all? My response: behavioural addictions can be just as serious as substance addictions. 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