Does an addiction exist if you’re the only one who thinks it’s a problem?

I know I have a super addictive personality. It’s in my genes, and combined with my ADHD hyperfocus, can be absolutely debilitating.

The first time I used marijuana, I slept so well. At first, I thought I was just addicted to sleeping well, because it allowed me to do that for the first time in years. So freeing.

But, slowly, I noticed I’ve been relying on it more and more. I started taking a medication that’s synthetic THC, and the addiction has now exploded. I used to use in the evenings after going to bed…just enough to sleep. Now, I’m using at least 10 times a day, from before I get up to after I go to bed.

I’ve brought up that I think I’m having an addiction problem to four key friends, and everyone completely ignored what I said, like it didn’t even exist. So, that was hurtful.

I’m not sure what I’m going to do yet, but hopefully I can figure it out.