The fiction is the concept of a specific addictive personality. In fact, most researchers in addiction today would caution against the idea of a single, generic personality that is prone to addiction. An article in Scientific American verifies and offers

Addiction to approval, nearness for the sake of nearness, or needing to be needed, aren’t permanent traits. They’re symptoms of a bigger problem lurking behind the shadows of every thought and ...

How to Overcome an Addiction. There's a myth out there that addiction is inescapable or something that's "locked in" for life, but that's definitely not the case. In fact, more people succeed at overcoming their addiction than...