Alcohol and substance use
Habits can be considered addictions when they cease to be enjoyable and become mandatory. In this respect, addiction seems to apply not only to alcohol or drug use but to all kinds of pleasurable actions. The new approach in psychiatry addresses issues such as alcohol, drugs, gambling, internet and computer games, and sex addiction in the same way. If a person does not enjoy doing something he or she enjoys as much as before, but feels obliged to do it, this habit has now become a problem. For example If a person who uses alcohol used to feel happy when he drank one or two glasses of alcohol, but recently he can only relax by drinking four or five glasses and feels tense when he does not drink alcohol, his alcohol use may have become problematic. A similar example can be given for internet use. For exampleWhile surfing the Internet for a limited time was previously enjoyable, recently the Internet habit may have become a problem for a young person who feels the need to constantly access the Internet and experiences tension when it is blocked.
Current treatments. It can treat addiction more successfully than before, with both psychotherapy and medication use. The applicant is often undecided or even reluctant. As long as the person sets realistic goals and feels supported during the treatment process, he or she can overcome the problem.
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