What is an "addictive personality"?

What is an "addictive personality"?

Marc Kern (Addiction Expert, Director of Addiction Alternatives) gives expert video advice on: How is a behavioral addiction similar to a substance behavioral addiction?; What is an "addictive personality"?; What can be done about an addictive personality? and more...

That's a very controversial topic in the field. Research has not shown to be that there is a specific addictive personality but the reality is there are some people that are looking for good feelings all the time. They kind of organize their life around good feelings. So, there's part of that addictive personality, part of the addictive personality is very impulsively do things without a lot of forethought, there's not thinking about consequences.