Overcoming bad habits can often only be done with the help of specialists
What is addiction? In psychiatry, addiction is understood as an irresistible urge to repeat actions aimed at obtaining emotional pleasure. But giving up one addiction can give rise to a new dependency. This theory is supported by statistical data. For example, many people who have undergone bariatric surgery begin to excessively consume alcohol. And in most cases, only a narcology clinic can help, whose specialists can assist in getting rid of alcohol or drug addiction.
So how does the substitution of one bad habit for another occur? A person's mood at any given moment is influenced by hormones produced in the body. The 'happiness hormone' is called dopamine. Dopamine is released into the bloodstream during physical activity, while engaging in an interesting activity (hobby), or during church attendance. But under the influence of alcohol and drugs, this hormone also begins to be produced! That is why an alcoholic wants another drink, and a gambling addict wants to play roulette again.
Food also contributes to the production of dopamine. We all sometimes 'eat' our sorrows with tasty food.
Any addiction affects a person insidiously. Alcoholism or gambling addiction only temporarily dulls the feeling of dissatisfaction and inadequacy. Addiction itself cannot solve a person's problems or break the cycle. Only daily steps in solving problems will allow an addicted person to break free from the shackles of bad habits.