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Remember Mindfulness – review expectations

Behavioural addiction

Gambling, gaming, shopping, pornography and
workaholism are examples of behavioural addictions
that are on the increase. A few years ago, these
activities would have been mostly performed in
public. Today, thanks to the home computer and the
mobile phone they are largely unobserved, mostly
happening ‘behind lace curtains’. There is a danger
for people in recovery that one addiction can replace
another or lead a person back to their original
addiction because activities are linked.
Gambling and drinking is one example of this. Am
I aware of the dangers of cross addiction
and the need to stop all addictive behaviour?

Addiction never gives up. Complacency leads to
disaster. The alcoholic who thinks that an
occasional joint won’t matter, or a gambler who
sees no problem with a few drinks, are both
playing with fire. I cannot fully embrace a new life
of sobriety if I am still experiencing the
escapism of even a small amount of addictive
behaviour. Today I give thanks for my sobriety
but remind myself of the dangers in any kind of
addictive behaviour.