My vague and lighthearted thoughts on Addictions

The American Society of Addiction Medicine has this definition for Addiction:

Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in the individual pursuing reward and/or relief by substance use and other behaviors. The addiction is characterized by impairment in behavioral control, craving, inability to consistently abstain, and diminished recognition of significant problems with one’s behaviors and interpersonal relationships. Like other chronic diseases, addiction can involve cycles of relapse and remission. Without treatment or engagement in recovery activities, addiction is progressive and can result in disability or premature death.

How easily we use the term addiction yet have we ever considered the make up of our so called addictions?

Does an addiction have to have only a negative impact on your life.... drugs - substances - smoking or can we be addicted to i.e. the smell of fresh flowers in the house?

Can we become addicted to smiling and wanting to constantly smile?

Can we become addicted to behaving in a selfless manner and contributing to society in everyway we possibly can?

My craving and inability to abstain from doing the housework until the reward of a clean and orderly house is reached is now part of my life.....I do sometimes relapse and end up climbing my way through mounds of Ironing and garbage, however is this enough to validate it as an ADDICTION??

I
 have addictions....some good, some bad? I do not want to overcome them as I have them due to the fact that I like them.......and have kept them in my life out of choice....is this contradicting the theory

"The addiction is characterized by impairment in behavioral control, craving, inability to consistently abstain, and diminished recognition of significant problems with one’s behaviors and interpersonal relationships.

Are some of us just born to be addicts? is this withihn our genetic makeup? I certainly believe in the latter.

Once an addict always an addict which does not really give me a choice, but to continue in this addictive manner and hopefully endeavour to take control of my addictions and review the potential hazard they may impose on me is a task on my forever increasing total addictive To do list!

Hanya