Brown University scientists conducting experiments with fruit flies found that hunger drives cravings for alcohol, providing context for understanding similar processes in the human brain.
It sort of is a normal process when negative associations. There’s chemistry involved, so it isn’t purely psychological, but addiction is a perfectly normal process that’s gone off the rails.
But the psychological side of it is essentially what you describe. None of the addiction specifics, alcohol, gambling, sex, meth, whatever; is inherently bad, they have benefits even. Unbalanced vs their drawbacks in some cases, but still.
It sort of is a normal process when negative associations. There’s chemistry involved, so it isn’t purely psychological, but addiction is a perfectly normal process that’s gone off the rails.
But the psychological side of it is essentially what you describe. None of the addiction specifics, alcohol, gambling, sex, meth, whatever; is inherently bad, they have benefits even. Unbalanced vs their drawbacks in some cases, but still.