Addictions can steal people’s lives and tear families apart. Addiction is a compulsive and habitual behavior that limits your freedom. This may include alcoholism, substance abuse, compulsive gambling, pornography, sexual addiction, and others.

To identify when someone may have an addiction, there are several warning signs, such as secrecy, withdrawal from family and friends, fatigue or insufficient sleep, failure to meet responsibilities, a decline in health, defensiveness about behaviors related to the addiction, mood shifts, and demanding more privacy.