On the one hand, addictions are a natural part of our lives. We depend on a lot: on the conditions of physical survival, on the environment, but you can’t list everything. On the other hand, we are very different from each other. Everyone has their own set of needs. And to satisfy his needs, a person every time has to choose one of them, refusing all others. And everything is fine as long as the choice remains with the person. But if one or more of these needs grows to very large sizes and becomes a master who dictates his will, then we are talking about pathological dependence. The suffering of a dependent person is that he cannot satisfy his growing need. The more a dependent person “feeds” it, the more this need grows, like a cancerous tumor, and destroys the host’s body. It is no longer the person who decides “to feed or not to feed” his need, but the need that dictates “feed me.” It’s as if a person becomes a slave to an expanded need, he cannot make independent decisions, his life is controlled by NEED = DEPENDENCE. All other needs “thinner” and go into the shadows; their satisfaction does not bring satisfaction and joy. Neurobiological studies of the brain have confirmed that in addicted people the pleasure centers and areas responsible for making independent judgments suffer..