06/03/2026
Addiction.
The Tree of Addictions. Addictions don't happen out of nowhere. Underlying almost all addictions are responses to core issues earlier in life, perhaps ignited by events in adulthood.
Core issues can include : abuse ( physical or emotional) , fear, anger, shame, neglect ( physical or emotional), trauma, abandonment or social environmental factors.
Not all addiction is due to trauma. Other factors come into play.
Addiction is often a way of self soothing or medicating/managing pain of one type or another - or several.
Distractions and stopping for a while may help in the short term though staying stopped is tricky.
Addressing the root ( core) issue is needed.
Even this infographic shows a simplistic overview of a complex condition.
Healing and moving on from addiction is absolutely possible with regular therapy or finding an established ( free) self help group such as SMART recovery or 12 step ie AA.
