In recent years, as a result of various media campaigns, people have begun to realize that the problem of drug abuse and addiction, which had disappeared in China for decades, is once again on the rise, and that the situation is quite serious. In fact, there is a wide range of addictions, and drug addiction is only one of the more publicized and emphasized categories. In addition, alcoholism, smoking, pathological gambling, Internet addiction and other special behaviors also belong to the problem of addiction. For example, some people are addicted to alcohol, some people are addicted to gambling, some people are addicted to sex, some people are addicted to the Internet, some people are addicted to the Internet. It should be noted that we need to distinguish pathological addictive behaviors from normal habits, hobbies, interests and other behaviors. So, how can you tell if your behavior is a normal hobby or a pathological addiction? We will teach you three steps to identify addictive behaviors easily! Step 1: Are there strong psychological cravings for behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol or surfing the Internet with compulsive impulsive behaviors? If you start to lose control of your behavior and use tobacco, alcohol, drugs or the Internet, gambling and other behaviors that you know are harmful, especially if these behaviors have risen to the forefront of your life, then it is time to be on high alert for the emergence of addiction. This explains the phenomenon of addicts going out of their way and doing whatever it takes to obtain drugs, knowing that they are already destroying their families. The second step is whether the phenomenon of smoking more and more aggressively, drinking more and more alcohol, and spending more and more time on the Internet occurs? After long-term use, smokers and drinkers often need to increase the dosage and frequency of use of cigarettes and alcohol in order to achieve the desired effect. This is a symptom of “increased tolerance” in medicine. Similarly, if the number of hours a day a person spends online or the number of times a person goes online gradually increases, it is also important to be on the lookout for addictive behaviors. Step 3: After stopping or reducing the use of tobacco, alcohol, drugs or the Internet, does a series of painful psychophysical symptoms appear? Usually, after stopping the use of addictive substances such as cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, etc., emotional symptoms such as irritability, emotional anxiety and depression, poor mental performance, fatigue, etc., or physical withdrawal symptoms such as antsy feeling in the skin, insomnia, palpitation, and trembling of the hands, etc., can occur a few hours to a few days later. Different addictive drugs cause slightly different withdrawal syndromes, which are often referred to as “addictive”. If your behavior is fully consistent with the above three steps, then this behavior has exceeded the scope of normal hobbies and interests, and reached the medical diagnostic criteria of “dependence syndrome”, which can be diagnosed as addictive behavior. At the same time, experts also remind everyone, if addictive behavior, please do not be overly afraid or alarmed, it is recommended to go to the addiction department of a specialized hospital, in order to get regular medical treatment.