addiction or Habit

I think habits and addictions are interchangable.
 
shel90 said:
I think habits and addictions are interchangable.
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I agree.....And with the "psychological dependence" I think even that can be used for positive habits.....But when it's positive stuff we call it a "routine". I deal with this alot in Golf......It helps to have a pre shot routine.....when outside of that routine it is uncomfortable.....psychological I believe. And then on occassion when the routine becomes extreme it becomes OCD,

Just my two cents.....
 
TXgolfer said:
I agree.....And with the "psychological dependence" I think even that can be used for positive habits.....But when it's positive stuff we call it a "routine". I deal with this alot in Golf......It helps to have a pre shot routine.....when outside of that routine it is uncomfortable.....psychological I believe. And then on occassion when the routine becomes extreme it becomes OCD,

Just my two cents.....
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Exactly. If failure to perform that routine causes discomfort, you have a dependence, or a habit. If you cross that line into OCD, you have pathology. But the whole purpose behind OCD behaviors is to relieve stress the individual experiences unless those behaviors are performed. So....we are right back to my original statement that a habit is a behavior that is performed to relieve stress and comfort the individual.
 
jillio said:
Exactly. If failure to perform that routine causes discomfort, you have a dependence, or a habit. If you cross that line into OCD, you have pathology. But the whole purpose behind OCD behaviors is to relieve stress the individual experiences unless those behaviors are performed. So....we are right back to my original statement that a habit is a behavior that is performed to relieve stress and comfort the individual.
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:hmm: Thanks. This is very interesting and quite enlightening.
 
Glenn said:
:hmm: Thanks. This is very interesting and quite enlightening.
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No problem. Because I deal with the behaviors of people on a daily basis, I tend to make really fine distinctions. For instance, what might be abnormal behavior in one person is a perfectly normal and adaptive behavior in another person. Depends on the individual and their unique circumstances.
 
jillio said:
Exactly. If failure to perform that routine causes discomfort, you have a dependence, or a habit. If you cross that line into OCD, you have pathology. But the whole purpose behind OCD behaviors is to relieve stress the individual experiences unless those behaviors are performed. So....we are right back to my original statement that a habit is a behavior that is performed to relieve stress and comfort the individual.
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Makes sense to me. Certainly a pre shot routine is a way of coping with stress.
 
jillio said:
No problem. Because I deal with the behaviors of people on a daily basis, I tend to make really fine distinctions. For instance, what might be abnormal behavior in one person is a perfectly normal and adaptive behavior in another person. Depends on the individual and their unique circumstances.
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This was a lesson I learned in business..I had two guys that worked for me and they were great workers. I decided t "reward" them with mental breaks by sending them to 2 or 3 job sites in one day instead of one. That way they wouldn't suffer the monotony of one job site all day. Plus they would get a little relief from the elements while riding from site to site. I even overcompensated them for mileage. In less than two weeks both quit without notice. I was shocked. When I talked to one of them finally he told me he quit because I had him running all over the place and he hated it.....lol.

I was shocked. I have always enjoyed juggling projects.....pretty good at it too. Never occurred to me that people didn't enjoy that
 
TXgolfer said:
This was a lesson I learned in business..I had two guys that worked for me and they were great workers. I decided t "reward" them with mental breaks by sending them to 2 or 3 job sites in one day instead of one. That way they wouldn't suffer the monotony of one job site all day. Plus they would get a little relief from the elements while riding from site to site. I even overcompensated them for mileage. In less than two weeks both quit without notice. I was shocked. When I talked to one of them finally he told me he quit because I had him running all over the place and he hated it.....lol.

I was shocked. I have always enjoyed juggling projects.....pretty good at it too. Never occurred to me that people didn't enjoy that
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LOL! Yeah, we all tend to think that everyone enjoys or dislikes the same things we do. I still can't believe there are people out there who actually dislike ice cream!! That just blows my mind!:giggle:
 
jillio said:
LOL! Yeah, we all tend to think that everyone enjoys or dislikes the same things we do. I still can't believe there are people out there who actually dislike ice cream!! That just blows my mind!:giggle:
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I try not to judge people but I would have to judge harshly anyone that didn't like ice cream! Maybe with some it is dental sensitivity to the cold....They get a break.....but the rest are NUTS!:lol:
 
TXgolfer said:
This was a lesson I learned in business..I had two guys that worked for me and they were great workers. I decided t "reward" them with mental breaks by sending them to 2 or 3 job sites in one day instead of one. That way they wouldn't suffer the monotony of one job site all day. Plus they would get a little relief from the elements while riding from site to site. I even overcompensated them for mileage. In less than two weeks both quit without notice. I was shocked. When I talked to one of them finally he told me he quit because I had him running all over the place and he hated it.....lol.

I was shocked. I have always enjoyed juggling projects.....pretty good at it too. Never occurred to me that people didn't enjoy that
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I would be in a love-hate relationship with you.

I would love you for getting me out of a rut, but I would hate you for messing up my routine.
 
souggy said:
I would be in a love-hate relationship with you.

I would love you for getting me out of a rut, but I would hate you for messing up my routine.
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:lol: I was upset that they didn't tell me before quitting. I could have keep them at one site had I known. I made an effort to be more accessible after that as well. I lost two good guys.
 
maybe you should have just asked them what their preference of job site was
 
hohDougRN said:
maybe you should have just asked them what their preference of job site was
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Yep that was my mistake. I assumed they would enjoy moving around rather than being stuck in the same spot. I assumed wrong.
 
I think anything is a habit. Mind can be more powerful than matter in most cases. Like... biting your nails. You're not addicted to your fingernails. And sex. Honestly? That's an excuse to have sex every 2 hours. People who constantly drink allow themselves to drink. They can live without alcohol. It's not an addiction, in my point of view.
 
AD posting is an addiction. as is posting to threads 6 months old:shock:
 
TXgolfer said:
Yep that was my mistake. I assumed they would enjoy moving around rather than being stuck in the same spot. I assumed wrong.
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Or maybe you didn't assume wrong. Sounds like they made ANY excuse to get away from you. They must have been secretly relieved you wouldn't catch them shirking on their jobs. :lol:
 
Hwy99 said:
Habit is doing the same all the times, addictive is the craving.
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habit is a behavior or compulsion and is all in the mind.
an addiction on the other hand is a craving for something that is missing and is a physical response to that lack
 
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