Quote: (10-15-2013 01:23 PM)scorpion Wrote:
I've heard that recovering addicts do best when they replace one addiction with another.
Anecdotal evidence: People with addictive personalities just transpose one addiction for another. I've seen it happen most commonly with religion. I also know a guy who recognized this about himself very early on and went straight-edge - but got very into BASE jumping, skydiving, etc. and travels all over the world doing it.
I don't think everyone who gets addicted to something has an addictive personality, but I think very few people with addictive personalities ever kick their addictions - they're just transmuted into more socially acceptable activities.