Signs of Soft Addictions

Here are a few ways to help you define the line between a soft addiction and a productive activity: Zoning out. One way of identifying a soft addiction is to notice whether or not you zone out while you are doing it. When a person is zoned out they aren't completely engaged. We might be daydreaming or have a "no one is home" look on our face. Zoning out implies that the real goal of the activity is to become numb. Although we are physically engaged, our minds are somewhere else. When the activity is over we frequently do not remember what we have done, seen, or read. Though this generally occurs when watching television, it may also occur while shopping, working, having superficial conversations, or doing any number of activities. Escaping feelings. Certain activitie View the rest of this article