Addiction: Something We Don't Talk About It
What Is Addiction? When we hear the word "addiction," most of us immediately think of drugs, alcohol, or gambling. We picture someone who's lost control, someone whose life is falling apart. But is that all? Addiction, at its core, is when your brain gets so hooked on something that you can't stop doing it, even when you know it's causing problems. It's like your brain has been rewired to crave that one thing above everything else. The dopamine rush becomes so powerful that your willpower just... disappears. Think about it in real life. One who cannot go a day without his cigarettes? Or that friend who checks their phone every five minutes, even during dinner? Or maybe you yourself - can you go one week without your morning "kopi"? When you try to stop and you feel uncomfortable, irritable, or incomplete, that's addiction. The Dark Side Now here's where it gets interesting, and a bit scary. Think about it - if you can make someone addicted...
