Besides the usual suspects—drugs, alcohol, food and sex—one can be addicted to work, sports, television, exercise, computer games, spiritual practice, negative attitudes, thrill seeking and many other activities. When this archetype appears in dreams, it suggests the need to confront some kind of addiction and restore balance in your life. From a symbolic perspective, the shadow aspect of the addict represents a struggle with will power and the absence of self-control. [1]
The state of the addict in your dream will determine how serious this impulse is and what damage it may be doing. [3]
2. Inability to control one’s impulses.
3. Low self-esteem. [5]