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by mattgreenrocks 900 days ago
Addiction is feeling compelled to do something against your will. Consciously choosing despite circumstances is probably the furthest thing from addiction, and what the OP is referring to.

You can learn to enjoy pushing yourself in this way. To an outsider it can look like you're hooked on it, or that it is easy to make the choice every time.