[Lilymoonchild]

Do you feel like you are addicted to something? Pick an option based on addictions you have had, even if you are in recovery.​

I am a drug addict, and drugs caused my dp.	2	6.06%
I am a drug addict, but dp was there before the drugs.	1	3.03%
I am an alcoholic.	5	15.15%
I am addicted to a behavior (overeating, sex, gambling, shopping, etc)	7	21.21%
I have a "soft" addiction (watching tv, internet, etc used as an escape--something you couldn't just stop and feel ok about)	15	45.45%
I don't think I'm addicted to anything.	3	9.09%

 

[Lilymoonchild]

I'm just wondering if addiction and dp go hand in hand. I know dp can be induced by drugs, but drugs aren't always the cause. I know for me, it's when I have dp symptoms that I really feel the need to act on my addictions. I have no chemical dependancies, but I have a few behaviors that are definite addictions, to the point that I attend twelve step programs for them. Are addictions the cause, or do we use them as a cure? What do y'all think?