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there's "habit" and sometimes, addiction because things get out of balance.

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I think anyone who has suffered from an addiction has a somewhat obsessiveness about them. Kinda have felt your same feeling with Xanax years ago. Took it to relive anxiety before I went to bed and OH HOW I LOOKED FORWARD TO IT. Never got per say addicted - most times I forgot to take it. But I ran for it when things got bad.

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I wonder if this is actually addiction, or dependance. What i mean is i think its possible to be dependant on things without being addicted. For example. My drug i take for anxiety is also xanax. I don't abuse it but I sure am glad when i need it and its there. I do enjoy when i take it because when I need it its either for sleep or to stop panic - and it makes me feel better. But I also understand that I NEED it at those times, and thats what makes me say the dependance/addiction difference. Im also like that with my effexor - if i even miss it by a couple hours, i get withdrawl.