1. Being around others who use addictive substances or encourage such behavior can lead to addiction.

2. The video explains that common activities like using the internet or eating junk food can also be addictions.

3. It discusses why people develop addictive habits, often to feel good or avoid pain, and how these habits can harm our lives over time.

4. Some people are more likely to become addicted because of their family genes.

But addiction can be found in other everyday (1) that nobody would bat an eye for if you were to indulge in them. Such as: shopping, browsing the internet, eating fast food, working, scrolling on your phone, drinking coffee, (2) , playing Runescape ahem you get the point. It's not exclusive to alcoholics and drug users. So what I'm going to talk about today is relevant to everyone, because I believe most of us are addicted to something, even if we might not know or (3) it. At the very least, we all have certain behaviors that we would like to stop or reduce. And to improve your life, you don't have to necessarily (4) of new habits, but rather, (5) the ones that are (6) . Of course, most of the behaviors I mentioned are acceptable when done in (7) . Someone who gets drunk every once in a while is not necessarily an addict. He's merely making a bad choice. What addiction really is, is continued and (8) overconsumption, that you continue to indulge in, despite the (9) you experience yourself, or you're inflicting onto others. So if you keep repeating a behavior and can't reduce or stop it, you are an addict. But the problem is that the most common thing an addict tells himself, is that he's not really addicted, that he can stop at any time, and that he just doesn't want or doesn't see a reason to stop. Rather, he finds (10) his behavior. So a good question to ask yourself is this: can you stop that behavior completely for a few weeks? Can you do without your phone, sugar, coffee or your computer for that period of time?

If we're completely honest, for a lot of us, the (1) . And we might want to examine more closely as to why that is. Because the easiest way to (2) your behavior, is to understand why you're doing it in the first place. We all have certain (3) . And our addiction, while it may be problematic, is usually just a solution we have come up with to fulfill those desires. You see, if our behavior didn't benefit us in some way, we wouldn't be repeating it. In other words, we're addicted to our drug of choice, because it fulfills a certain purpose. For some people, it's (4) . Obviously we all want to feel good. Maybe you want to feel the (5) of discovering something new, so you go on the internet and browse social media. Or perhaps you want to have some fun, so you look to entertain yourself by (6) or playing video games. However, our behavior isn't only driven by our desires, but also by the problems and difficulties of life. So another reason behind our behavior is (7) . And I believe that this is the more common behavioral driver for most people. Obviously nobody wants to feel unpleasant. We want to escape that pain. So when you're stressed or (8) , you binge on food or cigarettes to replace the bad feelings with good (9) . Perhaps you feel lonely or bored, and you go shopping or gambling to take your mind off of those depressing thoughts. Maybe you feel helpless or empty, and you binge watch Netflix series all day in order to (10) . I could go on and on...