What is Addiction? When speaking about addictions and bad habits what we’re really referring to is ‘addictive behaviors’ and ‘bad’ or ‘negative behavior patterns. These types of addictions and bad habits are different than substance abuse addictions such as alcohol, drug, and smoking/vaping addictions. Hypnosis for behavioral problems These behavioral addictions and negative behavior patterns are often done repetitively by persons who may be benefiting by some type of emotional, physical, or other type of secondary gain or reward by their continued practice and repetition of these types of behaviors. Common examples of behavioral addictions are: Gambling addiction, Sex addiction, Internet addiction, Shopping